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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
628
3831
18744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
533
3328
16459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
119
1318
8661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
99
1268
8500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
16
85
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
7
55
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
38
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
37
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
37 Genera with 217 Species
#ABCDEGHIMPST
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Acentropelma Pocock, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 194097SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Bonnetina Vol, 201719SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelma Simon, 200316SpeciesTaxom
Cardiopelma Vol, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Citharacanthus Pocock, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Clavopelma Chamberlin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cotztetlana Mendoza, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Crassicrus Reichling & ..., 20176SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Davus O. P. Cambridge, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Dugesiella Pocock, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Eodiplurina Petrunkevitch, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Grammostola Simon, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopus Ausserer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Hemirraghus Simon, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemirrhagus Simon, 201427SpeciesTaxom
Heteroscodra Pocock, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Magnacarina Mendoza, Loc..., 20164SpeciesTaxom
Metriopelma Becker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pamphobeteus Pocock, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoschizopelma Smith, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Schizopelma Cambridge, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Selenotypus Pocock, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericopelma Ausserer, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tliltocatl Jorge & Oscar, 20038SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
217 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria antillensis Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Acentropelma macropus Ausserer, 1875
Acentropelma sorkini Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma anax Ralph Vary C..., 1940Texas tan tarantula
Aphonopelma anitahoffmannae Locht & al., 2005
Aphonopelma apacheum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma armada Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Aphonopelma arnoldi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma atomicum Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma bacadehuachi Hendrixson, 2019
Aphonopelma baergi Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma behlei Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma bicoloratum Struchen, Br..., 1996Mexican blood leg tarantula
Aphonopelma braunshausenii Tesmoingt, 1996
Aphonopelma breenei Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma brunnius Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma caniceps Eugène Simon, 1891Mexican Black Velvet Tarantula
Aphonopelma catalina Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940Arizona blond tarantula
Aphonopelma chamberlini Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma chambersi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma chiricahua Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma clarki Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma clarum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma coloradanum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma cookei Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma cratium Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma crinitum Mary Agard P..., 1901
Aphonopelma cryptethum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma duplex Ralph Vary C..., 1925Merced Canyon shoulderband
Aphonopelma echinum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma eustathes Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Aphonopelma eutylenum Ralph Vary C..., 1940California ebony tarantula
Aphonopelma gabeli Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma geotoma Ralph Vary C..., 1937
Aphonopelma gertschi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma griseum Ralph Vary C..., 1940Cape Fear threetooth
Aphonopelma gurleyi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma hageni Embrik Strand, 1906
Aphonopelma harlingenum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma helluo Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma hentzi Girard, 1852Missouri tarantula
Aphonopelma hesperum Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Aphonopelma heterops Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma hollyi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma icenoglei Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma iodius Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Aphonopelma iviei Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma jacobii Hamilton & H..., 2024
Aphonopelma johnnycashi Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma joshua Prentice, 1997
Aphonopelma jungi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma levii Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma lithodomum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma madera Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma mareki Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma marxi Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma minchi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma moderatum Ralph Vary C..., 1939Rio Grande gold tarantula
Aphonopelma moellendorfi Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma mojave Prentice, 1997
Aphonopelma mooreae Smith, 1995Mexican Jade Fuego Tarantula
Aphonopelma mordax Ausserer, 1871
Aphonopelma nayaritum Ralph Vary C..., 1940Cape Fear threetooth
Aphonopelma odelli Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma orthonops Chamberlin, 1940
Aphonopelma pallidum Frederick Oc..., 1897Chihuahua Gray
Aphonopelma paloma Prentice, 1993Paloma dwarf
Aphonopelma parvum Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma peloncillo Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma phanum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma phasmus Ralph Vary C..., 1940Cape Fear threetooth
Aphonopelma platnicki Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma prosoicum Ralph Vary C..., 1940Cape Fear threetooth
Aphonopelma punzoi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma radinum Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Aphonopelma reversum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma rothi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma ruedanum Ralph Vary C..., 1940Cape Fear threetooth
Aphonopelma rusticum Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma saguaro Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma sandersoni Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma schmidti Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma seemanni Pickard-Camb..., 1897Costa Rican Zebra Striped Knee Tarantula
Aphonopelma serratum Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma smithi Smith, 1995Bay Area Blond tarantula
Aphonopelma stahnkei Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma steindachneri Ausserer, 1875
Aphonopelma stoicum Ralph Vary C..., 1925Merced Canyon shoulderband
Aphonopelma sullivani Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma superstitionense Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma texense Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma truncatum Frederick Oc..., 1897
Aphonopelma vogelae Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma vorhiesi Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Aphonopelma waconum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma wichitanum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma zionis Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Avicularia californica Banks, 1906
Bonnetina alagoni Locht & Medina, 2008
Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alva..., 2011
Bonnetina cyaneifemur Vol, 2000
Bonnetina flammigera Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina hijmenseni Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina hobbit Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina julesvernei Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina juxtantricola Ortiz & Francke, 2015
Bonnetina malinalli Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina megagyna Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina minax Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina papalutlensis Mendoza, 2012Papalutla tarantula
Bonnetina reyescastilloi Estrada-Alvarez, 2014
Bonnetina rudloffi Vol, 2001
Bonnetina tanzeri Schmidt, 2012
Bonnetina tenuiverpis Ortiz & Francke, 2015
Bonnetina tindoo Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina unam Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Bonnetina vittata Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Brachypelma albiceps (Schmidt, 1997)⇒ Aphonopelma pallidum Frederick Oc..., 1897
Brachypelma annitha Tesmoingt, C..., 1997
Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992Mexican Flame knee
Brachypelma aureoceps R. V. Chambe..., 1917Florida golden chestnut
Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1993Mexican orange beauty
Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1993Guerrero Orange Legs Tarantula
Brachypelma emilia White, 1856Mexican Painted Redleg
Brachypelma epicureanum Chamberlin, 1925Yucatán rustrump
Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, C..., 1997Mexican redknee
Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008Kahlenberg's Tarantula
Brachypelma klaasi Schmidt & Kr..., 1994Mexican pink
Brachypelma sabulosum O. P.-Cambridge, 1897Guatemalan redrump
Brachypelma schroederi Rudloff, 2003Mexican blackvelvet
Brachypelma smithi F. O. P.-Cam..., 1897Mexican giant redknee tarantula
Brachypelma vagans Ausserer, 1875Mexican black velvet
Brachypelma verdezi Schmidt, 2003Mexican rosegrey
Cardiopelma mascatum Vol, 1999
Caribena versicolor Walckenaer, 1837Antilles Pink Toed Tarantula
Chilobrachys dyscolus Eugène Simon, 1886
Citharacanthus alvarezi Estrada-Alva..., 2013
Citharacanthus longipes Frederick Oc..., 1897Tarantula spiders
Citharacanthus meermani Reichling & ..., 2000Tarantula spiders
Clavopelma tamaulipeca Ralph Vary C..., 1937
Cotztetlana omiltemi Mendoza, 2012
Cotztetlana villadai Estrada-Alvarez, 2014
Crassicrus bidxigui Candia-Ramír..., 2017
Crassicrus cocona Candia-Ramír..., 2017
Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & ..., 1996Cinnamon tarantula
Crassicrus stoicum Chamberlin, 1925
Crassicrus tochtli Candia-Ramír..., 2017
Crassicrus yumkimil Candia-Ramír..., 2017
Cyclosternum macropus Ausserer, 1875
Cyclosternum obscurum Eugène Simon, 1891
Cyclosternum palomeranum West, 2000Spotted tree borer
Davus mozinno Estrada-Alvarez, 2014
Davus pentaloris Simon, 1888Guatemalan tiger rump tarantula
Dugesiella anitahoffmannae Locht, Medin..., 2005
Dugesiella crinita Pocock, 1901
Dugesiella duplex Chamberlin, 1925
Dugesiella serrata Simon, 1891
Eodiplurina cockerelli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Euathlus smithi (Raven, 1985)⇒ Brachypelma smithi F. O. P.-Cam..., 1897
Grammostola pulchripes (Eugène Simon, 1891)⇒ Grammostola anthracina L. Koch, 1842
Grammostola rosea Walckenaer, 1837Chilean fire tarantula
Hapalopus aldanus West, 2000
Hemirrhagus akheronteus Mendoza & Fr..., 2018
Hemirrhagus benzaa Mendoza, 2014
Hemirrhagus billsteelei Mendoza & Fr..., 2018
Hemirrhagus cervinus Eugène Simon, 1891
Hemirrhagus chilango Pérez-Miles ..., 2003
Hemirrhagus coztic Pérez-Miles ..., 2003
Hemirrhagus diablo Mendoza & Fr..., 2018
Hemirrhagus elliotti Willis J. Ge..., 1973
Hemirrhagus embolulatus Mendoza, 2014
Hemirrhagus eros Pérez-Miles ..., 2003
Hemirrhagus franckei Mendoza, 2014
Hemirrhagus gertschi Pérez-Miles ..., 2003
Hemirrhagus grieta Willis J. Ge..., 1982
Hemirrhagus guichi Mendoza, 2014
Hemirrhagus kalebi Mendoza & Fr..., 2018
Hemirrhagus lochti Estrada-Alvarez, 2014
Hemirrhagus mitchelli Willis J. Ge..., 1982
Hemirrhagus nahuanus Willis J. Ge..., 1982
Hemirrhagus ocellatus Pérez-Miles ..., 2003
Hemirrhagus papalotl Pérez-Miles ..., 2003
Hemirrhagus perezmilesi García-Villa..., 2010
Hemirrhagus pernix Ausserer, 1875
Hemirrhagus puebla Willis J. Ge..., 1982
Hemirrhagus reddelli Willis J. Ge..., 1973
Hemirrhagus sprousei Mendoza & Fr..., 2018
Hemirrhagus stygius Willis J. Ge..., 1971
Hemirrhagus valdezi Mendoza, 2014
Heteroscodra pachypoda (Strand, 1908)⇒ Stromatopelma pachypoda Embrik Strand, 1908
Magnacarina aldana West, 2000
Magnacarina cancer Mendoza & Locht, 2016
Magnacarina moderata Locht, Mendo..., 2016
Magnacarina primaverensis Mendoza & Locht, 2016
Metriopelma breyeri Lawrence Becker, 1878
Pamphobeteus fortis Ausserer, 1875Colombian brown tarantula
Phormictopus platus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Psalmopoeus victori Mendoza, 2014
Pseudoschizopelma macropus Ausserer, 1875
Schizopelma bicarinatum Frederick Oc..., 1897
Schizopelma juxtantricola Ortiz & Francke, 2015
Schizopelma sorkini Smith, 1995
Sericopelma melanotarsum Carlos E. Va..., 1980Tarantula spiders
Sericopelma panamense Eugène Simon, 1891Elm agromyzid leafminer
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Tliltocatl alvarezi Estrada-Alva..., 2013
Tliltocatl aureoceps Chamberlin, 1917
Tliltocatl epicureanum Chamberlin, 1925
Tliltocatl epicureanus Chamberlin, 1925
Tliltocatl kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008
Tliltocatl schroederi Rudloff, 2003
Tliltocatl vagans Ausserer, 1875Mexican Redrump Tarantula
Tliltocatl verdezi Schmidt, 2003

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsalmopoeinae
Samm & Schmidt, 2010
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySelenocosmiinae
Simon, 1892
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStromatopelminae
Schmidt, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
22
193
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Theraphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theraphosidae at gbif.org
Theraphosidae at irmng.org
Theraphosidae at itis.gov