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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
262
1065
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
219
869
2243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
72
559
1623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
550
1611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
10
42
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
6
36
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
26
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
24
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
13
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
13 Genera with 33 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Bumba Pérez-Miles,..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bi..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Megaphobema Pocock, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metriopelma Becker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Pamphobeteus Pocock, 202216SpeciesTaxom
Pseudhapalopus Strand, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Reversopelma Schmidt, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Thrixopelma Schmidt, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Xenesthis Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
33 Species
Acanthoscurria cordubensis Tord Tamerla..., 1894
Bumba pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 1991
Cyclosternum gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1889
Cyclosternum janthinum Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyclosternum schmardae Ausserer, 1871Parasitic hymenoptera
Euathlus pulcherrimaklaasi (Joachim Schmidt, 1991)⇒ Bumba pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 1991
Lasiodorides longicolli Joachim Schmidt, 2003
Megaphobema velvetosoma Joachim Schmidt, 1995Brown Velvet Birdeater Tarantula
Metriopelma velox Mary Agard P..., 1903
Neischnocolus cisnerosi Peñaherrera-..., 2023
Neischnocolus tsere Peñaherrera-..., 2023
Neischnocolus yupanquii Pérez-Miles,..., 2008
Pamphobeteus antinous Mary Agard P..., 1903Bolivian blue leg tarantula
Pamphobeteus augusti Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Pamphobeteus gangotenai Cisneros-Her..., 2023
Pamphobeteus jamacoaque Peñaherrera-..., 2023
Pamphobeteus lasjuntas Peñaherrera-..., 2023
Pamphobeteus machalaMachala Birdeater Tarantula
Pamphobeteus matildeae Sherwood, Ga..., 2023
Pamphobeteus nellieblyae Sherwood, Ga..., 2022
Pamphobeteus nigricolor Ausserer, 1875Colombian giant blue bloom tarantula
Pamphobeteus petersi Joachim Schmidt, 2002
Pamphobeteus skis León-E., Peñ..., 2023
Pamphobeteus tigrisEcuadorian Black Birdeater
Pamphobeteus ultramarinus Joachim Schmidt, 1995Ecuadorian Birdeater Tarantula
Pamphobeteus urvinae Sherwood, Ga..., 2022
Pamphobeteus vespertinus Eugène Simon, 1889Redbloom tarantula
Pamphobeteus zaruma Sherwood, Ga..., 2022
Pseudhapalopus velox Pocock, 1903
Reversopelma petersi Joachim Schmidt, 2001
Thrixopelma longicolli Schmidt, 2003
Thrixopelma nadineae Sherwood & G..., 2022
Xenesthis immanis Ausserer, 1875Colombian Lesser Black Tarantula