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Checklist for Superfamily Theraphosoidea Thorell, 1869
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
 


List of families for Venezuela
2 Families width 71 Species and 1 Subspecies
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders68SpeciesTaxom
Paratropididae Simon, 1889Bald-legged spiders3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
32 Genera with 71 Species
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Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Amazonius Cifuentes & ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Ami Pérez-Miles, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Bumba Pérez-Miles,..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Chromatopelma Schmidt, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Cyriocosmus Simon, 20166SpeciesTaxom
Euthycaelus Simon, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Guyruita Guadanucci e..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Hapalopus Ausserer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Hemiercus Simon, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 19978SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maraca Pérez-Miles, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Melloina Brignoli, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Metriopelma Becker, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Miaschistopus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Neoholothele Guadanucci &..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ozopactus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paratropis Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopelma Pocock, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Schismatothele Karsch, 20239SpeciesTaxom
Sericopelma Ausserer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosa Thorell, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Xenesthis Simon, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Yanomamius Bertani & Al..., 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
71 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria theraphosoides Doleschall, 1871
Acanthoscurria turumban Rodríguez-Ma..., 2010
Amazonius burgessi Hüsser, 2018
Ami weinmanni Pérez-Miles, 2008
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Avicularia minatrix Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Avicularia variegata F. O. Pickar..., 1896Grizzly Pink Toe tarantula
Avicularia velutina Simon, 1889Trinidadian Pinktoe
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
Euthycaelus astutus Simon, 1889
Euthycaelus cervinus Simon, 1889
Euthycaelus colonica Simon, 1889
Euthycaelus norae Guadanucci &..., 2014
Guyruita waikoshiemi Bertani & Ar..., 2006Corn blotch leafminer
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
Holothele colonica Eugène Simon, 1889
Holothele incei F. O. P.-Cam..., 1898Trinidad olive tarantula
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Holothele ludwigi Embrik Strand, 1907
Holothele recta Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Holothele sanguiniceps Frederick Oc..., 1898
Holothele steini Eugène Simon, 1889
Holothele vellardi Rudloff, 1997
Lasiodora tetrica Eugène Simon, 1889
Maraca horrida Joachim Schmidt, 1994
Melloina gracilis Schenkel, 1953
Melloina santuario Bertani, 2013
Metriopelma familiare Eugène Simon, 1889
Metriopelma variegata Lodovico di ..., 1955
Miaschistopus tetricus Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Neischnocolus weinmanni Pérez-Miles, 2008
Neoholothele incei F. O. Pickar..., 1898Trinidad golden olive tarantula
Ozopactus ernsti Eugène Simon, 1889
Paratropis seminermis Caporiacco, 1955
Plesiopelma gertschi Lodovico di ..., 1955
Psalmopoeus irminia Saager, 1994Suntiger tarantula
Psalmopoeus langenbucheri Joachim Schm..., 2006
Psalmopoeus pulcher Petrunkevitch, 1994Panama Blond Tarantula
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
Tapinauchenius latipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Venezuelan Ghost Tree Spider
Tapinauchenius plumipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1842Trinidad mahogany tarantula
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
Yanomamius waikoshiemi Bertani & Ar..., 2006

Subnodes of Theraphosoidea with occurrences in Venezuela
FamilyParatropididae
Simon, 1889
Bald-legged spiders, Baldlegged spiders
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheraphosidae
Thorell, 1870
Bird-eating spiders, tarantula, Tarantulas, True tarantulas, Whistling Tarantulas
30
68
Genera
Species

Taxom