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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
61
122
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
97
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
82
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
78
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 7 Species
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Caribena laeta C.L.Koch, 1842
Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis bartholomaei Latreille, 1832
Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Holothele shoemakeri Alexander Pe..., 1926
Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
1
3
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