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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Northwest Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
115
521
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
96
466
729
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
61
403
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
60
402
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
7
23
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Argentina
14 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Catumiri Guadanucci, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cyriocosmus Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dolichothele Mello-Leitao, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupalaestrus Pocock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grammostola Simon, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Hapalotremus Simon, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Melloleitaoina Gerschman & ..., 20144SpeciesTaxom
Phoneyusa Karsch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phrixotrichus Simon, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopelma Pocock, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Argentina
24 Species
Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909Bolivian pink tarantula
Acanthoscurria cordubensis Tord Tamerla..., 1894
Acanthoscurria hirsutissimasterni Joachim Schmidt, 2007
Acanthoscurria musculosa (Eugène Simon, 1892)⇒ Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909
Acanthoscurria sternalis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Catumiri argentinense Cândido Firm..., 1941
Cyriocosmus versicolor Eugène Simon, 1897
Cyrtopholis portoricae Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Tord Tamerla..., 1894Whitecollared tarantula
Grammostola anthracina L. Koch, 1842
Grammostola diminuta Ferretti & al., 2013
Grammostola doeringi Holmberg, 1881
Grammostola gossei Mary Agard P..., 1899
Grammostola inermis Cândido Firm..., 1941
Grammostola mendozae Embrik Strand, 1907
Grammostola vachoni Schiapelli &..., 1961
Hapalotremus martinorum Cavallo & Fe..., 2015
Melloleitaoina crassifemur (Gerschman & ..., 1960)⇒ Melloleitaoina uru Perafán & Pé..., 2014
Melloleitaoina mutquina Perafán & Pé..., 2014
Melloleitaoina uru Perafán & Pé..., 2014
Melloleitaoina yupanqui Perafán & Pé..., 2014
Phoneyusa manicata Eugène Simon, 1907
Phrixotrichus scrofa Molina, 1782
Plesiopelma longisternale Schiapelli &..., 1942

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Northwest Argentina
SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
10
21
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