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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region West Papua (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
18
37
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
15
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
7
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
7
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Papua
2 Genera with 2 Species
Orphnaecus Simon, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Papua
2 Species
Orphnaecus dichromatus Schmidt & vo..., 1992
Selenocosmia arndsti Joachim Schm..., 1991New Guinean Rusty Black Femur

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in West Papua
SubfamilySelenocosmiinae
Simon, 1892
2
2
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