Species list, Checklist of Family Theraphosidae (Bird-eating spiders) for Zambia (East Africa)

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Checklist for Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 (Bird-eating spiders)
and region Zambia (East Africa)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	85 208 247	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	75 191 222	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Megoperculata Börner, 1902	36 132 131	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Araneae Clerck, 1757 Spider, Spiders, True Spiders	35 131 128	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders	3 7 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Tuberculotae Raven, 1986	1 5 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Theraphosoidea Thorell, 1869	1 5 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas	5 6	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Zambia
5 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Zambia
6 Species

Ceratogyrus sanderi Embrik Strand, 1906	Namibian Horned Baboon Tarantula
Poecilotheria regalis Pocock, 1899	Indian Ornamental
Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock, 1895	Trinidad Chevron Tarantuala
Pterinochilus leetzi (Schmidt, 2002)	⇒ Poecilotheria regalis Pocock, 1899
Pterinochilus lugardi Mary Agard P..., 1900	Dodoma Fort Hall Baboon
Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897	Mombasa Baboon Spider

Subnodes of Theraphosidae with occurrences in Zambia

Subfamily	Harpactirinae Pocock, 1897 Baboon spiders	3 4	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Poecilotheriinae Simon, 1892	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Psalmopoeinae Samm & Schmidt, 2010	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Theraphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theraphosidae at gbif.org
Theraphosidae at irmng.org
Theraphosidae at itis.gov