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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
139
388
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
114
325
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
52
221
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
216
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
7
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
12
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
12
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
12 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Bonnetina Vol, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Catanduba Yamamoto, Lu..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Eupalaestrus Pocock, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Guyruita Guadanucci e..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Hemirrhagus Simon, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomma Ausserer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Nhandu Lucas, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Proshapalopus Mello-Leitao, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
12 Species
Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch, 1841Brazilian Giant Whiteknee Tarantula
Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitao, 1923
Acanthoscurria paulensis Cândido Firm..., 1923
Aphonopelma anitahoffmannae Locht & al., 2005
Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alva..., 2011
Catanduba tuskae Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Eupalaestrus campestratus Eugène Simon, 1891Pink Zebra Beauty
Guyruita cerrado Guadanucci &..., 2007
Hemirrhagus chilango Pérez-Miles ..., 2003
Homoeomma familiare Philip Bertkau, 1880
Nhandu carapoensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1983Brazilian red tarantula
Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in West Central Brazil
SubfamilyIschnocolinae
Simon, 1872
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
10
11
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