Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 173
628
1291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 150
540
1112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 60
314
670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 55
304
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders | 7
16
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
| 4
11
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
| 1
6
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
6 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Papua New Guinea
9 Species | Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Common pinktoe | | Ischnocolus lucubrans (L. Koch, 1874) | ⇒ Selenocosmia crassipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1874 | | Phlogiellus bicolor Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Selenocosmia arndsti Joachim Schm..., 1991 | New Guinean Rusty Black Femur | | Selenocosmia crassipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1874 | Coastal whistling spider | | Selenocosmia hirtipes Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Selenocosmia papuana Wladislaus K..., 1908 | Annual buckwheat | | Selenocosmia valida Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | | | Selenotypus plumipes Mary Agard P..., 1895 | Australian featherleg spider |
Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
Links, sources and further information Theraphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theraphosidae at gbif.org
Theraphosidae at irmng.org
Theraphosidae at itis.gov
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