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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
214
695
1155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
194
605
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
48
263
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
45
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
3
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
13
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
13 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catanduba Yamamoto, Lu..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Dolichothele Mello-Leitao, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Eupalaestrus Pocock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Guyruita Guadanucci e..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomma Ausserer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Nhandu Lucas, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Proshapalopus Mello-Leitao, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pterinopelma Pocock, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Vitalius Lucas, Silva..., 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch, 1841Brazilian Giant Whiteknee Tarantula
Acanthoscurria gomesiana Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria paulensis Cândido Firm..., 1923
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Dolichothele auratum Vellard, 1924
Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leitao, 1923
Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Tord Tamerla..., 1894Whitecollared tarantula
Guyruita giupponii Fukushima & ..., 2018
Homoeomma montanum Cândido Firm..., 1923
Homoeomma strabo Eugène Simon, 1892
Lasiodora curtior Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Lasiodora differens Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Nhandu coloratovillosus Joachim Schmidt, 1998Red-white Brazilian Tarantula
Proshapalopus anomalus Cândido Firm..., 1923
Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nag..., 2011The Brazilian Blue Beauty
Vitalius dubius Cândido Firm..., 1923
Vitalius nondescriptus Mello-Leitao, 1926
Vitalius wacketi Cândido Firm..., 1923

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
10
15
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