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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
186
895
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
151
706
1584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
63
498
1226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
59
487
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
9
49
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
5
41
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Theraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
32
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, Tarantula, Tarantulas
30
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheraphosinae
Thorell, 1870
Birdspiders, Tarantulas
18
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
18 Genera with 41 Species
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Bumba Pérez-Miles,..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Chromatopelma Schmidt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Cyriocosmus Simon, 20166SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopus Ausserer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Hemiercus Simon, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maraca Pérez-Miles, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Metriopelma Becker, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Ozopactus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopelma Pocock, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Schismatothele Karsch, 20239SpeciesTaxom
Sericopelma Ausserer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Xenesthis Simon, 19453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
41 Species
Acanthoscurria theraphosoides Doleschall, 1871
Acanthoscurria turumban Rodríguez-Ma..., 2010
Bumba horrida Schmidt, 1994Brazilian Red Head
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Strand, 1907Green Bottle Blue
Cyclosternum familiare Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyclosternum kochi Ausserer, 1871
Cyclosternum rufohirtum Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyriocosmus elegans Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999
Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni Kaderka, 2016
Cyriocosmus venezuelensis Kaderka, 2010
Cyriocosmus versicolor Eugène Simon, 1897
Cyriocosmus williamlamari Kaderka, 2016
Hapalopus nigriventris Cândido Firm..., 1939
Hapalopus triseriatus Lodovico di ..., 1955
Hapalopus variegatus Caporiacco, 1955
Hemiercus cervinus (Eugène Simon, 1889)⇒ Euthycaelus colonica Simon, 1889
Hemiercus inflatus (Eugène Simon, 1889)⇒ Schismatothele inflata Simon, 1889
Hemiercus kastoni (Lodovico di ..., 1955)⇒ Schismatothele kastoni Caporiacco, 1955
Lasiodora tetrica Eugène Simon, 1889
Maraca horrida Joachim Schmidt, 1994
Metriopelma familiare Eugène Simon, 1889
Metriopelma variegata Lodovico di ..., 1955
Neischnocolus weinmanni Pérez-Miles, 2008
Ozopactus ernsti Eugène Simon, 1889
Plesiopelma gertschi Lodovico di ..., 1955
Schismatothele caiquetia Moeller, Wei..., 2023
Schismatothele inflata Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Schismatothele kastoni Caporiacco, 1955
Schismatothele lineata Ferdinand Ka..., 1879Uinta sandwort
Schismatothele merida Moeller, Wei..., 2023
Schismatothele modesta Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Schismatothele olsoni Guadanucci, ..., 2019
Schismatothele opifex Simon, 1889
Schismatothele timotocuica Moeller, Wei..., 2023
Sericopelma striatum Ausserer, 1871
Theraphosa apophysis Tinter, 1991Goliath pinkfoot tarantula
Theraphosa blondi Latreille, 1804Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Xenesthis avanzadora Sherwood, Ga..., 2023
Xenesthis immanis Ausserer, 1875Colombian Lesser Black Tarantula
Xenesthis intermedia Schiapelli &..., 1945Amazon Blue Bloom Tarantula