Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 215
877
2155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 190
755
1907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 56
451
1280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 49
440
1262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders | 5
19
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
| 2
15
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
| 1
13
25 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas | 13
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
13 Genera with 25 Species | Avicularia Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypelma Simon, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenophorus Pocock, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Harpactirella Purcell, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterothele Karsch, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hysterocrates Simon, 1906 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphobema Pocock, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoneyusa Karsch, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenogyrus Pocock, 2024 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stromatopelma Karsch, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
25 Species and 1 Subspecies | Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Common pinktoe | | Brachypelma fossorium Valerio, 1980 | Costa Rican rustbrown | | Eumenophorus clementsi Mary Agard P..., 1897 | Northern jointvetch | | Eumenophorus murphyorum Smith, 1990 | | | Heteroscodra maculata Mary Agard P..., 1899 | Ornamental baboon | | Heterothele erdosi Sherwood & G..., 2025 | | | Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990 | | | Hysterocrates celerierae Smith, 1990 | | | Hysterocrates hercules Mary Agard P..., 1899 | Hercules Baboon Spider | | Hysterocrates laticeps Mary Agard P..., 1897 | Nigerian rustred tarantula | | Hysterocrates vosseleri Embrik Strand, 1906 | | | Megaphobema mesomelas Octavius Pic..., 1892 | Costa Rican Red Knee | | Phoneyusa celerierae (Smith, 1990) | ⇒ Hysterocrates celerierae Smith, 1990 | | Phoneyusa chevalieri Eugène Simon, 1906 | | | Phoneyusa rutilata Eugène Simon, 1907 | West African Gray baboon spider | | Psalmopoeus reduncus Ferdinand Ka..., 1880 | Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula | | Selenogyrus africanus Eugène Simon, 1887 | | | Selenogyrus aureus Mary Agard P..., 1897 | Northern jointvetch | | Selenogyrus austini Smith, 1990 | | | Selenogyrus brunneus Strand, 1907 | Carpenter bees | | Selenogyrus caeruleus Mary Agard P..., 1897 | Northern jointvetch | | Selenogyrus foordi Sherwood, He..., 2024 | | | Sphaerobothria hoffmanni Ferdinand Ka..., 1879 | Tarantula spiders | | Stromatopelma alicapillatum (Karsch, 1881) | ⇒ Stromatopelma calceatum Johan Christ..., 1793 | | Stromatopelma calceatum Johan Christ..., 1793 | Featherleg tarantula | | Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock, 1897 | Featherleg tarantula |
Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in West Africa
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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