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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
545
2867
11767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
459
2495
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
114
1067
6027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
95
1031
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
15
58
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
6
29
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
14
85
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
14
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
14 Genera with 85 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 194071SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Bonnetina Vol, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelma Simon, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Eodiplurina Petrunkevitch, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Grammostola Simon, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Metriopelma Becker, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Pamphobeteus Pocock, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Selenotypus Pocock, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericopelma Ausserer, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
85 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphonopelma anax Ralph Vary C..., 1940Texas tan tarantula
Aphonopelma apacheum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma armada Ralph Vary C..., 1940Pallid mountainsnail
Aphonopelma arnoldi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma atomicum Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma baergi Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma behlei Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma breenei Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma brunnius Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma catalina Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940Arizona blond tarantula
Aphonopelma chamberlini Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma chambersi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma chiricahua Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma clarki Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma clarum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma coloradanum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma cratium Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma cryptethum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma echinum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma eutylenum Ralph Vary C..., 1940California ebony tarantula
Aphonopelma gabeli Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma gurleyi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma harlingenum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma hentzi Girard, 1852Missouri tarantula
Aphonopelma heterops Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma hollyi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma icenoglei Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma iodius Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Aphonopelma iviei Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma jacobii Hamilton & H..., 2024
Aphonopelma johnnycashi Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma joshua Prentice, 1997
Aphonopelma jungi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma lithodomum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma madera Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma mareki Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma marxi Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma minchi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma moderatum Ralph Vary C..., 1939Rio Grande gold tarantula
Aphonopelma moellendorfi Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma mojave Prentice, 1997
Aphonopelma mordax Ausserer, 1871
Aphonopelma odelli Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma orthonops Chamberlin, 1940
Aphonopelma paloma Prentice, 1993Paloma dwarf
Aphonopelma parvum Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma peloncillo Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma phanum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma phasmus Ralph Vary C..., 1940Cape Fear threetooth
Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma punzoi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma radinum Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Aphonopelma reversum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma rothi Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma rusticum Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma saguaro Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma sandersoni Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma schmidti Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma smithi Smith, 1995Bay Area Blond tarantula
Aphonopelma stahnkei Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma steindachneri Ausserer, 1875
Aphonopelma sullivani Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma superstitionense Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma texense Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma vogelae Smith, 1995
Aphonopelma vorhiesi Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Aphonopelma waconum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma wichitanum Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma zionis Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Avicularia californica Banks, 1906
Bonnetina julesvernei Ortiz & Francke, 2017
Brachypelma aureoceps R. V. Chambe..., 1917Florida golden chestnut
Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, C..., 1997Mexican redknee
Brachypelma smithi F. O. P.-Cam..., 1897Mexican giant redknee tarantula
Brachypelma vagans Ausserer, 1875Mexican black velvet
Eodiplurina cockerelli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Euathlus smithi (Raven, 1985)⇒ Brachypelma smithi F. O. P.-Cam..., 1897
Grammostola pulchripes (Eugène Simon, 1891)⇒ Grammostola anthracina L. Koch, 1842
Grammostola rosea Walckenaer, 1837Chilean fire tarantula
Pamphobeteus fortis Ausserer, 1875Colombian brown tarantula
Phormictopus platus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Sericopelma melanotarsum Carlos E. Va..., 1980Tarantula spiders

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyAviculariinae
Simon, 1874
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySelenocosmiinae
Simon, 1892
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
10
82
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