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Checklist for Subfamily Theraphosinae Thorell, 1870 (Birdspiders)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
242
956
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
198
793
2353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
69
515
1838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
64
491
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
7
28
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
4
24
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
16
57
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
16
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
7
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
7 Genera with 38 Species
Aphonopelma Pocock, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Brachypelma Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Citharacanthus Pocock, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 192617SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 200814SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
38 Species
Aphonopelma seemanni Pickard-Camb..., 1897Costa Rican Zebra Striped Knee Tarantula
Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008Kahlenberg's Tarantula
Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995
Citharacanthus cyaneus Rudloff, 1994
Citharacanthus niger Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Citharacanthus spinicrus Latreille, 1819
Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis anacanta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Cyrtopholis cursor Ausserer, 1875
Cyrtopholis gibbosa Pelegrin Fra..., 1936
Cyrtopholis innocua Ausserer, 1871
Cyrtopholis ischnoculiformis Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Cyrtopholis jamaicola Embrik Strand, 1908
Cyrtopholis major Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Cyrtopholis obsoleta Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis plumosa Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Cyrtopholis portoricae Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff, 1995
Cyrtopholis regibbosa Rudloff, 1994
Cyrtopholis respina Pelegrin Fra..., 1935
Cyrtopholis unispina Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Phormictopus atrichomatus Joachim Schmidt, 1991Red Island Birdeating tarantula
Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005Cuban bronze tarantula
Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus cancerides Latreille, 1806Haitian brown tarantula
Phormictopus cautus Ausserer, 1875
Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus cubensis Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus jonai Rudloff, 2008
Phormictopus meloderma (Chamberlin, 1917)⇒ Phormictopus melodermus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus melodermus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus nesiotes (Chamberlin, 1917)⇒ Phormictopus cautus Ausserer, 1875
Phormictopus platus Ralph Vary C..., 1917
Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff, 2008
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider