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Checklist for Infraorder Tuberculotae Raven, 1986
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		85
230
397		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
74
211
375		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
123
221		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders		23
122
219		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders		1
3
5		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Tuberculotae
Raven, 1986
1
3
5		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 5 Species
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
3 Genera with 5 Species
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterothele Karsch, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Hysterocrates Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
5 Species
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Heterothele erdosi Sherwood & G..., 2025
Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990
Hysterocrates hercules Mary Agard P..., 1899Hercules Baboon Spider
Hysterocrates laticeps Mary Agard P..., 1897Nigerian rustred tarantula

Subnodes of Tuberculotae with occurrences in Nigeria
SuperfamilyTheraphosoidea
Thorell, 1869
1
3
5		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom