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Checklist for Infraorder Tuberculotae Raven, 1986
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
 


List of families for Ecuador
5 Families width 150 Species and 1 Subspecies
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders66SpeciesTaxom
Paratropididae Simon, 1889Bald-legged spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders50SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors13SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981Microstigmatid spiders7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
35 Genera with 150 Species
#ABCDEHILMNPRSTX
Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Amazonius Cifuentes & ..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ami Pérez-Miles, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Anisaspis Simon, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 19458SpeciesTaxom
Bumba Pérez-Miles,..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Chilobrachys Karsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosternum Ausserer, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sh..., 202411SpeciesTaxom
Diplura C. L. Koch, ..., 1903Diplurans1SpeciesTaxom
Euathlus Ausserer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Idiophthalma O. P.-Cambridge, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bi..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Linothele Karsch, 201549SpeciesTaxom
Megaphobema Pocock, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metriopelma Becker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Pamphobeteus Pocock, 202216SpeciesTaxom
Paracenobiopelma Feio, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Paratropis Simon, 202513SpeciesTaxom
Pastaza Dupérré & Ta..., 20253SpeciesTaxom
Psalmopoeus Pocock, 20234SpeciesTaxom
Pseudhapalopus Strand, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclamoris Hüsser, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonemesia Caporiacco, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Pululahua Dupérré & Ta..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Reversopelma Schmidt, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Romopelma Peñaherrera-..., 20241SpeciesTaxom
Spelocteniza Gertsch, 20253SpeciesTaxom
Strophaeus Ausserer, 20259SpeciesTaxom
Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Thalerommata Ausserer, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Thrixopelma Schmidt, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Xenesthis Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
150 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscurria cordubensis Tord Tamerla..., 1894
Amazonius elenae Schmidt, 1994
Ami yupanquii Pérez-Miles,..., 2008
Anisaspis awa Sherwood, Br..., 2023
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Avicularia hirschii Bullmer, Thi..., 2006Ecuadorian Black
Avicularia huriana Tesmoingt, 1996Ecuadorian Woolly Pinktoe
Avicularia juruensis Mello-Leitao, 1923Brazilian Yellow Banded Pinktoe
Avicularia lynnae Fukushima & ..., 2017
Avicularia purpurea Kirk, 1990Ecuadorian Purple Pinktoe
Avicularia rufa Schiapelli &..., 1945
Bumba pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 1991
Chilobrachys dyscolus Eugène Simon, 1886
Cyclosternum gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1889
Cyclosternum janthinum Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Cyclosternum schmardae Ausserer, 1871Parasitic hymenoptera
Cymbiapophysa ashily Ghia, Peñahe..., 2024
Cymbiapophysa bettycita Peñaherrera-..., 2025
Cymbiapophysa carmencita Peñaherrera-R., 2023
Cymbiapophysa falconi Peñaherrera-R., 2023
Cymbiapophysa homeroi Peñaherrera-R., 2023
Cymbiapophysa matildeae Peñaherrera-..., 2024
Cymbiapophysa otongachi Peñaherrera-..., 2024
Cymbiapophysa seldeni Sherwood & G..., 2023
Cymbiapophysa velox Pocock, 1903
Cymbiapophysa yimana Gabriel & Sh..., 2020
Cymbiapophysa yumbos Peñaherrera-..., 2024
Diplura riveti Eugène Simon, 1903
Euathlus pulcherrimaklaasi (Joachim Schmidt, 1991)⇒ Bumba pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 1991
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Holothele recta Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Idiophthalma ecuadorensis Berland, 1913
Idiophthalma robusta Simon, 1889
Lasiodorides longicolli Joachim Schmidt, 2003
Linothele aequatorialis Ausserer, 1871
Linothele alausi Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele amazonica Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele anabellecitae Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele angamarca Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele archidona Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele banos Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele canirasi Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele carchi Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele cavicola Goloboff, 1994
Linothele cayambe Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele condor Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele cornigera Penaherrera-..., 2023
Linothele costenita Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele cousini Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Linothele cuencana Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Linothele guacamayos Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele gualaquiza Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele guallupe Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele ilinizas Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele ireneae Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele jarrini Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele jatunsacha Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele javieri Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele kaysi Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele lacocha Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele lloa Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele longicauda Ausserer, 1871
Linothele milleri Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele molleturo Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele otokiki Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele otoyacu Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele peguche Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele podocarpus Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele pomona Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele pristirana Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele pseudoquori Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele pukachumpi Dupérré & Ta..., 2015
Linothele quori Dupérré & Ta..., 2015
Linothele rionegro Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele sigchila Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele troncal Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele tsachilas Dupérré & Ta..., 2015
Linothele uvalino Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele victoria Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele yanachanka Dupérré & Ta..., 2015
Linothele yunguilla Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Linothele zaia Dupérré & Ta..., 2015
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
Paracenobiopelma vesca Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Paratropis arenosa Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Paratropis carcosita Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Paratropis cryptica Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Paratropis elicioi Dupérré, 2015
Paratropis esmeraldas Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Paratropis kapak Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Paratropis lluspiosa Tauber, Pera..., 2025
Paratropis otonga Dupérré & Ta..., 2020
Paratropis pasochoa Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Paratropis pristirana Dupérré & Ta..., 2020
Paratropis pukallucha Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Paratropis scruposa Simon, 1889
Paratropis urku Tauber, Pera..., 2025
Pastaza aureliae Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Pastaza roberti Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Pastaza vegai Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Psalmopoeus chronoarachne Peñaherrera-..., 2023
Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Psalmopoeus pristirana Dupérré & Ta..., 2024
Psalmopoeus satanas Peñaherrera-..., 2023
Pseudhapalopus velox Pocock, 1903
Pseudoclamoris elenae Schmidt, 1994
Pseudonemesia scutata Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Pululahua winku Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Reversopelma petersi Joachim Schmidt, 2001
Romopelma barrigae Peñaherrera-..., 2024
Spelocteniza ashmolei Gertsch, 1982
Spelocteniza pampenita Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Spelocteniza zuninoi Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus elongatus Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus josefita Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus kaiae Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus kawsay Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus pacificanus Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus peronii Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus real Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus spiculum Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Strophaeus subterraneus Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Tapinauchenius cupreus Joachim Schm..., 1996Ecuadorian Violet Tree Spider
Tapinauchenius elenae Joachim Schmidt, 1994Ecuadorian Gold Tree Spider
Tapinauchenius subcaeruleus Bauer & Anto..., 1997Ecuadorian Metallic Tree Spider
Thalerommata yasuni Dupérré & Ta..., 2025
Thrixopelma longicolli Schmidt, 2003
Thrixopelma nadineae Sherwood & G..., 2022
Xenesthis immanis Ausserer, 1875Colombian Lesser Black Tarantula

Subnodes of Tuberculotae with occurrences in Ecuador
SuperfamilyBarycheloidea
Simon, 1889
1
4
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDipluroidea
Simon, 1889
1
2
50
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMecicobothrioidea
Holmberg, 1882
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyTheraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
2
26
80
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom