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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
47
137
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
124
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
94
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
92
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
3 Genera with 6 Species
Eumenophorus Pocock, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Selenogyrus Pocock, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Stromatopelma Karsch, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eumenophorus clementsi Mary Agard P..., 1897Northern jointvetch
Eumenophorus murphyorum Smith, 1990
Selenogyrus aureus Mary Agard P..., 1897Northern jointvetch
Selenogyrus austini Smith, 1990
Selenogyrus caeruleus Mary Agard P..., 1897Northern jointvetch
Stromatopelma calceatum Johan Christ..., 1793Featherleg tarantula
Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock, 1897Featherleg tarantula

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyEumenophorinae
Pocock, 1897
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySelenogyrinae
Schmidt, 1990
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStromatopelminae
Schmidt, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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