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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
139
432
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
122
376
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
246
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
240
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
5
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
3
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Brazil
14 Genera with 16 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Catanduba Yamamoto, Lu..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Dolichothele Mello-Leitao, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Guyruita Guadanucci e..., 20182SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Iridopelma Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Nhandu Lucas, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Pachistopelma Pocock, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Proshapalopus Mello-Leitao, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pterinopelma Pocock, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Typhochlaena Koch, 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Aphonopelma orthonops Chamberlin, 1940
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leitao, 1923
Dolichothele rufoniger Guadanucci, 2007
Guyruita cerrado Guadanucci &..., 2007
Guyruita isae Fukushima & ..., 2018
Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitao, 1917Brazilian salmon pink birdeater
Nhandu chromatus Joachim Schmidt, 2004Brazilian red and white tarantula
Pachistopelma bromelicola Bertani, 2012
Pachistopelma rufonigrum Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Proshapalopus multicuspidatus Cândido Firm..., 1929
Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nag..., 2011The Brazilian Blue Beauty
Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
8
7
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