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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
358
1430
3936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
314
1250
3312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
73
553
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
546
2078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
9
24
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
5
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
5 Genera with 16 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 201612SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eodiplurina Petrunkevitch, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Grammostola Simon, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sericopelma Ausserer, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
16 Species
Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940Arizona blond tarantula
Aphonopelma eutylenum Ralph Vary C..., 1940California ebony tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi Girard, 1852Missouri tarantula
Aphonopelma icenoglei Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma iodius Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Aphonopelma johnnycashi Hamilton, 2016
Aphonopelma joshua Prentice, 1997
Aphonopelma marxi Eugène Simon, 1891
Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, He..., 2016
Aphonopelma smithi Smith, 1995Bay Area Blond tarantula
Aphonopelma steindachneri Ausserer, 1875
Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016
Avicularia californica Banks, 1906
Eodiplurina cockerelli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Grammostola rosea Walckenaer, 1837Chilean fire tarantula
Sericopelma melanotarsum Carlos E. Va..., 1980Tarantula spiders

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
3
14
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