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Checklist for Subfamily Theraphosinae Thorell, 1870 (Birdspiders)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
390
2350
9166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
338
1867
7658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
971
5544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
76
952
5477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
14
108
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
9
100
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
64
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
61
360
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
33
226
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
33 Genera with 226 Species
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Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 196035SpeciesTaxom
Aphonopelma Pocock, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Bumba Pérez-Miles,..., 20208SpeciesTaxom
Catanduba Yamamoto, Lu..., 20127SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Cyriocosmus Simon, 189712SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupalaestrus Pocock, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Grammostola Simon, 183711SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopus Ausserer, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Hapalotremus Simon, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Hemiercus Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomma Ausserer, 189111SpeciesTaxom
Iracema Pérez-Miles, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 192128SpeciesTaxom
Magulla Simon, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Maraca Pérez-Miles, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Megaphobema Pocock, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Metriopelma Becker, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Nhandu Lucas, 19986SpeciesTaxom
Pamphobeteus Pocock, 06SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopelma Pocock, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Proshapalopus Mello-Leitao, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Pterinopelma Pocock, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Schismatothele Karsch, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Sericopelma Ausserer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 20104SpeciesTaxom
Tmesiphantes Simon, 201218SpeciesTaxom
Vitalius Lucas, Silva..., 192315SpeciesTaxom
Xenesthis Simon, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
226 Species
Acanthoscurria acuminata Joachim Schm..., 2005
Acanthoscurria altmanni (Schmidt, 2003)⇒ Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909
Acanthoscurria atrox (Cândido Firm..., 1923)⇒ Acanthoscurria paulensis Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria aurita (Piza, 1939)⇒ Acanthoscurria gomesiana Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria belterrensis Paula & al., 2014
Acanthoscurria brocklehursti (F. O. P.-Cam..., 1896)⇒ Acanthoscurria theraphosoides Doleschall, 1871
Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909Bolivian pink tarantula
Acanthoscurria chiracantha (Ralph Vary C..., 1917)⇒ Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Acanthoscurria convexa Carl Ludwig ..., 1842
Acanthoscurria cunhae Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria cursor (Ralph Vary C..., 1917)⇒ Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Acanthoscurria ferina (Eugène Simon, 1892)⇒ Acanthoscurria theraphosoides Doleschall, 1871
Acanthoscurria fracta (Ralph Vary C..., 1917)⇒ Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch, 1841Brazilian Giant Whiteknee Tarantula
Acanthoscurria gomesiana Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria guaxupe (Cândido Firm..., 1923)⇒ Acanthoscurria paulensis Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892
Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitao, 1923
Acanthoscurria melanotheria Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria melloleitaoi Bertani, 2023
Acanthoscurria musculosa (Eugène Simon, 1892)⇒ Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909
Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Acanthoscurria parahybana (Ralph Vary C..., 1917)⇒ Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Acanthoscurria paulensis Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria proxima Mello-Leitao, 1923
Acanthoscurria pugnax (Jehan Vellard, 1924)⇒ Acanthoscurria gomesiana Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria rhodothele Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria rondoniae (Ralph Vary C..., 1917)⇒ Acanthoscurria natalensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000
Acanthoscurria tarda Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Acanthoscurria theraphosoides Doleschall, 1871
Acanthoscurria transamazonica (Piza, 1972)⇒ Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch, 1841
Acanthoscurria urens Jehan Vellard, 1924
Acanthoscurria violacea (Cândido Firm..., 1923)⇒ Acanthoscurria gomesiana Cândido Firm..., 1923
Acanthoscurria xinguensis (Timotheo, 1960)⇒ Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitao, 1923
Aphonopelma bistriatum (Carl Ludwig ..., 1838)⇒ Ephebopus murinus Walckenaer, 1837
Aphonopelma orthonops Chamberlin, 1940
Aphonopelma rubropilosum Ausserer, 1871
Aphonopelma seemanni Pickard-Camb..., 1897Costa Rican Zebra Striped Knee Tarantula
Bumba cabocla Pérez-Miles, 2000
Bumba cuiaba Lucas, Passa..., 2020
Bumba horrida Schmidt, 1994Brazilian Red Head
Bumba humilis Vellard, 1924
Bumba lennoni Pérez-Miles,..., 2014
Bumba mineiros Lucas, Passa..., 2020
Bumba rondonia Lucas, Passa..., 2020
Bumba tapajos Lucas, Passa..., 2020
Catanduba araguaia Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Catanduba canabrava Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Catanduba flavohirta Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Catanduba piauiensis Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Catanduba simoni Soares & Cam..., 1948
Catanduba tuskae Yamamoto, Lu..., 2012
Cyclosternum bicolor Schiapelli &..., 1945
Cyclosternum garbei Cândido Firm..., 1923
Cyclosternum melloleitaoi (Bücherl, Tim..., 1971)⇒ Vitalius nondescriptus Mello-Leitao, 1926
Cyclosternum schmardae Ausserer, 1871Parasitic hymenoptera
Cyriocosmus bertae Pérez-Miles, 1998
Cyriocosmus bicolor Schiapelli &..., 1945
Cyriocosmus chicoi Pérez-Miles, 1998
Cyriocosmus elegans Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyriocosmus fasciatus Cândido Firm..., 1930
Cyriocosmus fernandoi Fukushima, B..., 2005
Cyriocosmus hoeferi Kaderka, 2016
Cyriocosmus nogueiranetoi Fukushima, B..., 2005
Cyriocosmus paresi Moeller, Gal..., 2024
Cyriocosmus ritae Pérez-Miles, 1998
Cyriocosmus sellatus Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyriocosmus versicolor Eugène Simon, 1897
Cyrtopholis bartholomaei Latreille, 1832
Cyrtopholis meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Cyrtopholis palmarum Schiapelli &..., 1945
Cyrtopholis schmidti Rudloff, 1996
Cyrtopholis zorodes Cândido Firm..., 1923
Eupalaestrus anomalus Mello-Leitão, 1923
Eupalaestrus campestratus Eugène Simon, 1891Pink Zebra Beauty
Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis Borges, Pala..., 2021
Eupalaestrus roccoi Borges, Pala..., 2021
Eupalaestrus spinosissimus Cândido Firm..., 1923
Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Tord Tamerla..., 1894Whitecollared tarantula
Grammostola actaeon Mary Agard P..., 1903Brazilian red-rump
Grammostola alticeps Mary Agard P..., 1903Brazilian graysmoke tarantula
Grammostola anthracina L. Koch, 1842
Grammostola chalcothrix Ralph Vary C..., 1917Argentina Bronze
Grammostola grossa Ausserer, 1871Pampas Tawny-red
Grammostola iheringi (Eugen von Ke..., 1891)⇒ Grammostola chalcothrix Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Grammostola mollicoma (L. Koch, 1842)⇒ Homoeomma familiare Philip Bertkau, 1880
Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitao, 1921Brazilian Black
Grammostola pulchripes (Eugène Simon, 1891)⇒ Grammostola anthracina L. Koch, 1842
Grammostola quirogai Montes de Oc..., 2016Uruguayan Tarantula
Grammostola rosea Walckenaer, 1837Chilean fire tarantula
Hapalopus akroa Moeller, Gal..., 2024
Hapalopus aymara Perdomo, Pan..., 2009
Hapalopus butantan Pérez-Miles, 1998
Hapalopus guidonae Moeller, Gal..., 2024
Hapalopus nondescriptus (Cândido Firm..., 1926)⇒ Vitalius nondescriptus Mello-Leitao, 1926
Hapalopus serrapelada Fonseca-Ferr..., 2017
Hapalotremus cyclothorax Cândido Firm..., 1923
Hapalotremus exilis Cândido Firm..., 1923
Hapalotremus muticus Cândido Firm..., 1923
Hapalotremus scintillans Cândido Firm..., 1929
Hemiercus proximus (Cândido Firm..., 1923)⇒ Acanthoscurria proxima Mello-Leitao, 1923
Homoeomma brasilianum Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Homoeomma cyclothorax Mello-Leitao, 1923
Homoeomma familiare Philip Bertkau, 1880
Homoeomma hirsutum Cândido Firm..., 1935
Homoeomma humile Jehan Vellard, 1924
Homoeomma montanum Cândido Firm..., 1923
Homoeomma nigrum Charles Atha..., 1837
Homoeomma simoni (Soares & Cam..., 1948)⇒ Catanduba simoni Soares & Cam..., 1948
Homoeomma strabo Eugène Simon, 1892
Homoeomma stradlingi Octavius Pic..., 1881
Homoeomma villosum Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Iracema horrida (Bertani & Ca..., 2003)⇒ Bumba horrida Schmidt, 1994
Lasiodora acanthognatha Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora benedeni Philip Bertkau, 1880
Lasiodora camurujipe Bertani, 2023
Lasiodora citharacantha Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora cristata Cândido Firm..., 1923
Lasiodora cryptostigma Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora curtior Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Lasiodora differens Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitao, 1921Brazilian fire red birdeater tarantula
Lasiodora dolichosterna Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora dulcicola Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora erythrocythara Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora fallax Philip Bertkau, 1880
Lasiodora fracta Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora franciscana Bertani, 2023
Lasiodora isabellina Ausserer, 1871
Lasiodora itabunae Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora klugi C. L. Koch, 1841Bahia scarlet
Lasiodora lakoi Cândido Firm..., 1943
Lasiodora mariannae Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora pantherina Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitao, 1917Brazilian salmon pink birdeater
Lasiodora pleoplectra Cândido Firm..., 1921
Lasiodora sertaneja Bertani, 2023
Lasiodora spinipes Ausserer, 1871Parasitic hymenoptera
Lasiodora sternalis Cândido Firm..., 1923
Lasiodora striatipes Ausserer, 1871
Lasiodora subcanens Cândido Firm..., 1921
Magulla brescoviti Indicatti & al., 2008
Magulla buecherli Indicatti & al., 2008
Magulla janeira Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Magulla obesa Eugène Simon, 1892
Maraca cabocla Pérez-Miles, 2000
Maraca horrida Joachim Schmidt, 1994
Megaphobema lakoi Mello-Leitão, 1943
Megaphobema teceae Pérez-Miles,..., 2006Columbian Giant
Megaphobema velvetosoma Joachim Schmidt, 1995Brown Velvet Birdeater Tarantula
Neischnocolus caxiuana Pérez-Miles,..., 2008
Neischnocolus valentinae Almeida, Sal..., 2019
Nhandu carapoensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1983Brazilian red tarantula
Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001
Nhandu chromatus Joachim Schmidt, 2004Brazilian red and white tarantula
Nhandu coloratovillosus Joachim Schmidt, 1998Red-white Brazilian Tarantula
Nhandu tripepii Dresco, 1984Brazilian Giant Blond Tarantula
Nhandu vulpinus (Schmidt, 1998)⇒ Nhandu tripepii Dresco, 1984
Pamphobeteus amazonas Sherwood, Ga..., 2023
Pamphobeteus crassifemur Bertani, Fuk..., 2008
Pamphobeteus grandis Bertani, Fuk..., 2008
Pamphobeteus machalaMachala Birdeater Tarantula
Pamphobeteus nigricolor Ausserer, 1875Colombian giant blue bloom tarantula
Pamphobeteus tigrisEcuadorian Black Birdeater
Phormictopus brasiliensis Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Phormictopus cancerides Latreille, 1806Haitian brown tarantula
Phormictopus ribeiroi Cândido Firm..., 1923
Plesiopelma flavohirtum (Eugène Simon, 1889)⇒ Catanduba flavohirta Simon, 1889
Plesiopelma imperatrix Piza, 1976
Plesiopelma insulare Cândido Firm..., 1923
Plesiopelma longisternale Schiapelli &..., 1942
Plesiopelma minense Cândido Firm..., 1943
Plesiopelma physopus Cândido Firm..., 1926
Plesiopelma rectimanum Cândido Firm..., 1923
Plesiopelma rectimanus Mello-Leitão, 1923
Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum Eugène Simon, 1897
Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001
Proshapalopus anomalus Cândido Firm..., 1923
Proshapalopus multicuspidatus Cândido Firm..., 1929
Pterinopelma felipeleitei Bertani & Leal, 2016
Pterinopelma longisternale Bertani, 2001
Pterinopelma roseum Mello-Leitão, 1923
Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nag..., 2011The Brazilian Blue Beauty
Pterinopelma vitiosum Keyserling, 1891
Schismatothele benedettii Panzera, Per..., 2011
Schismatothele wayana Moeller, Wei..., 2023
Sericopelma fallax Cândido Firm..., 1923
Theraphosa apophysis Tinter, 1991Goliath pinkfoot tarantula
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Theraphosa spinipes Ausserer, 1871
Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & We..., 2010Stirm's Giant Tarantula
Tmesiphantes amadoi Yamamoto & al., 2007
Tmesiphantes amazonicus Fabiano-da-S..., 2019
Tmesiphantes aridai Gonzalez-Fil..., 2014
Tmesiphantes bethaniae Yamamoto & al., 2007
Tmesiphantes brescoviti Indicatti, L..., 2008
Tmesiphantes buecherli Indicatti, L..., 2008
Tmesiphantes caymmii Yamamoto & al., 2007
Tmesiphantes guayarus Fabiano-da-S..., 2019
Tmesiphantes hypogeus Bertani, Bic..., 2013
Tmesiphantes janeira Keyserling, 1891
Tmesiphantes mirim Fabiano-da-S..., 2015
Tmesiphantes nordestinus Fabiano-da-S..., 2019
Tmesiphantes nubilus Eugène Simon, 1892
Tmesiphantes obesus Simon, 1892
Tmesiphantes perp Guadanucci &..., 2012
Tmesiphantes physopus (Mello-Leitao, 1926)⇒ Plesiopelma physopus Cândido Firm..., 1926
Tmesiphantes raulseixasi Fabiano-da-S..., 2019
Tmesiphantes riopretano Guadanucci &..., 2012
Vitalius australis Galleti-Lima..., 2023
Vitalius buecherli Bertani, 2001
Vitalius chromatus Schmidt, 2004
Vitalius dubius Cândido Firm..., 1923
Vitalius longisternalis Bertani, 2001
Vitalius lucasae Bertani, 2001
Vitalius nondescriptus Mello-Leitao, 1926
Vitalius ornatissimus Bertani & Motta, 2024
Vitalius paranaensis Bertani, 2001Brazilian Brown Tarantula
Vitalius restinga Bertani, 2023
Vitalius roseus Cândido Firm..., 1923
Vitalius sapiranga Bertani, 2023
Vitalius sorocabae Cândido Firm..., 1923
Vitalius vellutinus Cândido Firm..., 1923
Vitalius wacketi Cândido Firm..., 1923