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Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

101227  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101227)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Chelicerata (Subphylum)
  5. Arachnida (Class)
  6. Araneae (Order)
  7. Theraphosidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abdomegaphobema Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Léon-E., Cisneros-Heredia, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023
  2. Genus Acanthopelma F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
  3. Genus Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871
  4. Genus Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005
  5. Genus Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010
  6. Genus Amazonius Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022
  7. Genus Ami Pérez-Miles, 2008
  8. Genus Annandaliella Hirst, 1909
  9. Genus Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897
  10. Genus Anqasha Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022
  11. Genus Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021
  12. Genus Antillena Bertani, Huff & Fukushima in Fukushima & Bertani, 2017
  13. Genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  14. Genus Arboriticus Borges & Bertani, 2025
  15. Genus Aspinochilus Müller, Fardiansah, Schneider, Wanke, von Wirth & Wendt, 2024
  16. Genus Augacephalus Gallon, 2002
  17. Genus Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
  18. Genus Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010
  19. Genus Batesiella Pocock, 1903
  20. Genus Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023
  21. Genus Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019
  22. Genus Bonnetina Vol, 1999
  23. Genus Brachionopus Pocock, 1897
  24. Genus Brachypelma Simon, 1892
  25. Genus Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014
  26. Genus Cardiopelma Vol, 1999
  27. Genus Caribena Fukushima & Bertani, 2017
  28. Genus Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012
  29. Genus Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004
  30. Genus Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
  31. Genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
  32. Genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891
  33. Genus Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992
  34. Genus Chinchaysuyu Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2023
  35. Genus Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995
  36. Genus Cilantica Mirza, 2024
  37. Genus Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901
  38. Genus Citharischius Pocock, 1900
  39. Genus Citharognathus Pocock, 1895
  40. Genus Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940
  41. Genus Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892
  42. Genus Cotztetlana Mendoza Marroquin, 2012
  43. Genus Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996
  44. Genus Cratorrhagus Simon, 1892
  45. Genus Cubanana Ortiz, 2008
  46. Genus Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  47. Genus Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
  48. Genus Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
  49. Genus Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887
  50. Genus Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
  51. Genus Encyocrates Simon, 1892
  52. Genus Ephebopus Simon, 1892
  53. Genus Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
  54. Genus Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898
  55. Genus Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897
  56. Genus Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901
  57. Genus Euphrictus Hirst, 1908
  58. Genus Grammostola Simon, 1892
  59. Genus Guyruita Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007
  60. Genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875
  61. Genus Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  62. Genus Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996
  63. Genus Haplopelma Simon, 1892
  64. Genus Harpactira Ausserer, 1871
  65. Genus Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
  66. Genus Hemiercus Simon, 1903
  67. Genus Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903
  68. Genus Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900
  69. Genus Heterothele Karsch, 1879
  70. Genus Holothele Karsch, 1879
  71. Genus Hysterocrates Simon, 1892
  72. Genus Idiothele Hewitt, 1919
  73. Genus Iridopelma Pocock, 1901
  74. Genus Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich, 1988 †
  75. Genus Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
  76. Genus Isiboroa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023
  77. Genus Jambu Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024
  78. Genus Kankuamo Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles in Perafán, Galvis, Gutiérrez & Pérez-Miles, 2016
  79. Genus Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008
  80. Genus Lampropelma Simon, 1892
  81. Genus Lasiocyano Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
  82. Genus Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  83. Genus Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997
  84. Genus Longilyra Gabriel, 2014
  85. Genus Loxomphalia Simon, 1889
  86. Genus Loxoptygus Simon, 1903
  87. Genus Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895
  88. Genus Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005
  89. Genus Megaphobema Pocock, 1901
  90. Genus Melloleitaoina Pikelin & Schiapelli, 1960
  91. Genus Melognathus Chamberlin, 1917
  92. Genus Metriopelma Becker, 1878
  93. Genus Monocentropus Pocock, 1897
  94. Genus Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-Miles, 2013
  95. Genus Murphyarachne Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022
  96. Genus Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871
  97. Genus Myostola Simon, 1903
  98. Genus Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 2012
  99. Genus Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004
  100. Genus Nesiergus Simon, 1903
  101. Genus Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996
  102. Genus Nhandu Lucas, 1983
  103. Genus Notahapalopus Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024
  104. Genus Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924
  105. Genus Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892
  106. Genus Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
  107. Genus Ozopactus Simon, 1889
  108. Genus Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901
  109. Genus Pachypelma Karsch, 1880
  110. Genus Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901
  111. Genus Paraphysa Simon, 1892
  112. Genus Parvicarina Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
  113. Genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
  114. Genus Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  115. Genus Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
  116. Genus Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895
  117. Genus Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901
  118. Genus Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  119. Genus Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
  120. Genus Polyspinosa Schmidt, 1999
  121. Genus Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923
  122. Genus Protertheraphosa Wunderlich in Wunderlich & Müller, 2020 †
  123. Genus Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895
  124. Genus Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012
  125. Genus Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907
  126. Genus Pseudoligoxystre Vol, 2001
  127. Genus Pseudoschizopelma Smith, 1994
  128. Genus Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
  129. Genus Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901
  130. Genus Pululahua Dupérré & Tapia, 2025
  131. Genus Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001
  132. Genus Romopelma Peñaherrera-R., Pinos-Sanchez, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E. & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024
  133. Genus Sahydroaraneus Mirza & Sanap, 2014
  134. Genus Sandinista Longhorn & Gabriel, 2019
  135. Genus Satyrex Zamani & von Wirth, 2025
  136. Genus Schismatothele Karsch, 1879
  137. Genus Schizopelma Pickard Cambridge, 1897
  138. Genus Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999
  139. Genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  140. Genus Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897
  141. Genus Selenotholus Hogg, 1902
  142. Genus Selenotypus Pocock, 1895
  143. Genus Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  144. Genus Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948
  145. Genus Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879
  146. Genus Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
  147. Genus Stenotarsus Tesmoingt & Schmidt, 2002
  148. Genus Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997
  149. Genus Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
  150. Genus Taksinus Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022
  151. Genus Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871
  152. Genus Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
  153. Genus Theraphosa Walckenaer, 1805
  154. Genus Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899
  155. Genus Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994
  156. Genus Tliltocatl Mendoza & Francke, 2020
  157. Genus Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892
  158. Genus Trichognatha Gallon, 2002
  159. Genus Trichognathella Gallon, 2004
  160. Genus Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  161. Genus Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018
  162. Genus Urupelma Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023
  163. Genus Vitalius Lucas, da Silva & Bertani, 1993
  164. Genus Xenesthis Simon, 1892
  165. Genus Xenodendrophila Gallon, 2003
  166. Genus Yamia Kishida, 1920
  167. Genus Yanomamius Bertani & Almeida, 2021
  168. Genus Ybyrapora Fukushima & Bertani, 2017
  169. Genus Adranochelia Simon, 1889 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  170. Genus Ancylochiros Mello-Leitão, 1920 accepted as Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
  171. Genus Apachepelma Smith, 1994 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  172. Genus Ashantia Strand, 1908 accepted as Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
  173. Genus Avicuscodra Strand, 1908 accepted as Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
  174. Genus Baccallbrapo Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 accepted as Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
  175. Genus Barropelma Chamberlin, 1940 accepted as Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  176. Genus Brachypelmides Schmidt & Krause, 1994 accepted as Brachypelma Simon, 1892
  177. Genus Brazilopelma Schmidt, 1998 accepted as Nhandu Lucas, 1983
  178. Genus Butantania Mello-Leitão, 1935 accepted as Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871
  179. Genus Calopelma Chamberlin, 1917 accepted as Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871
  180. Genus Cenobiopelma Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934 accepted as Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924
  181. Genus Ceropelma Mello Leitão, 1923 accepted as Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901
  182. Genus Chaetorhombus Ausserer, 1871 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  183. Genus Chaetorrhombus Simon, 1889 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  184. Genus Chaunopelma Chamberlin, 1940 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  185. Genus Coelogenium Purcell, 1902 accepted as Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
  186. Genus Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871 accepted as Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  187. Genus Cyclothoracoides Strand, 1929 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  188. Genus Cyclothorax Mello Leitão, 1923 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  189. Genus Cyrthopholis Tullgren, 1905 accepted as Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
  190. Genus Cyrtosternum Ausserer, 1875 accepted as Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
  191. Genus Davus Cambridge, 1892 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  192. Genus Delopelma Petrunkevitch, 1939 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  193. Genus Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  194. Genus Dryptopelma Simon, 1889 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  195. Genus Dryptopelmides Strand, 1907 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  196. Genus Dugesia Berlese, 1883 accepted as Smaris Latreille, 1796
  197. Genus Dugesiella Pocock, 1901 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  198. Genus Encyocratella Strand, 1907 accepted as Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
  199. Genus Erythropoicila Fischel, 1925 accepted as Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
  200. Genus Eurypelma Koch, 1850 accepted as Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
  201. Genus Eurypelmella Strand, 1907 accepted as Schizopelma Pickard Cambridge, 1897
  202. Genus Euthycaelus Simon, 1889 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  203. Genus Goniodontium Mello-Leitão, 1923 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  204. Genus Gosipelma Chamberlin, 1940 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  205. Genus Hapalopinus Simon, 1903 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  206. Genus Harpaxibus Ausserer, 1871 accepted as Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  207. Genus Harpaxictis Simon, 1892 accepted as Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  208. Genus Harpaxictus Simon, 1892 accepted as Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  209. Genus Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900 accepted as Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  210. Genus Iracema Pérez-Miles, 2000 accepted as Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005
  211. Genus Ischnnocolella Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  212. Genus Ischnocolella Strand, 1907 accepted as Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  213. Genus Lasiopelma Simon, 1892 accepted as Grammostola Simon, 1892
  214. Genus Leptofischelia Strand, 1929 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  215. Genus Leptostylus Fischel, 1927 accepted as Leptofischelia Strand, 1929 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Junior homonym)
  216. Genus Loxophobema Simon, 1907 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  217. Genus Loxoptygella Strand, 1906 accepted as Loxoptygus Simon, 1903
  218. Genus Luphocemus Denis, 1960 accepted as Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
  219. Genus Lycotharses Thorell, 1900 accepted as Hysterocrates Simon, 1892 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  220. Genus Magulla Simon, 1892 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  221. Genus Melopoeus Pocock, 1895 accepted as Haplopelma Simon, 1892
  222. Genus Merothele Petrunkevitch, 1925 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  223. Genus Monocentropella Strand, 1907 accepted as Citharischius Pocock, 1900
  224. Genus Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925 accepted as Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  225. Genus Neochilobrachys Hirst, 1909 accepted as Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
  226. Genus Obaerarius Petrunkevitch, 1926 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  227. Genus Oberarius Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  228. Genus Orphnoecus Simon, 1892 accepted as Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
  229. Genus Orthnoecus Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
  230. Genus Orthotrichus Simon, 1889 (Misspelling)
  231. Genus Pachystopelma Simon, 1903 accepted as Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901
  232. Genus Pachytheca Schmidt, 2012 accepted as Bonnetina Vol, 1999
  233. Genus Pelinobius Karsch, 1885 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  234. Genus Pella Cambridge, 1892 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  235. Genus Phlogiodes Pocock, 1899 accepted as Haploclastus Simon, 1892
  236. Genus Phlogius Simon, 1888 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  237. Genus Phoneuusa Karsch, 1886 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  238. Genus Phrictus Koch in Koch (Keyserling), 1873 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  239. Genus Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 accepted as Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
  240. Genus Phryxotrichus Simon, 1892 accepted as Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
  241. Genus Polyspina Schmidt, 1994 accepted as Polyspinosa Schmidt, 1999
  242. Genus Pseudoclamoris Hüsser, 2018 accepted as Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  243. Genus Pseudohomoeomma Mello-Leitão, 1930 accepted as Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
  244. Genus Pseudotheraphosa Tinter, 1991 accepted as Theraphosa Thorell, 1870
  245. Genus Pterinochilides Strand, 1920 accepted as Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
  246. Genus Rhechostica Simon, 1892 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  247. Genus Schismothele Ausserer, 1880 accepted as Schismatothele Karsch, 1879
  248. Genus Scodra Becker, 1879 accepted as Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
  249. Genus Scopelobates Simon, 1903 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  250. Genus Scuria Simon, 1864 accepted as Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
  251. Genus Scurria Koch, 1850 accepted as Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
  252. Genus Selenocasmia Pocock, 1899 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  253. Genus Selenopelma Schmidt, 1995 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  254. Genus Selenoscomia Hasselt, 1890 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  255. Genus Selenostholus Simon, 1903 accepted as Selenotholus Hogg, 1902
  256. Genus Sorata Strand, 1907 accepted as Grammostola Simon, 1892
  257. Genus Spelopelma Gertsch, 1982 accepted as Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903
  258. Genus Stichoplastus Simon, 1889 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  259. Genus Stothis Simon, 1889 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  260. Genus Strongylothorax André, 1937 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  261. Genus Trasyphoberus Simon, 1903 accepted as Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871
  262. Genus Umangia Strand, 1920 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  263. Genus Weyenberghia Mello-Leitão, 1941 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  264. Genus Weyenberghiana Mello-Leitão, 1941 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  265. Genus Zophopelma Benoit, 1965 accepted as Euphrictus Hirst, 1908
  266. Genus Harpaxibius Ausserer, 1871 (uncertain, unassessed)
  267. Genus Lasiocnemus Ausserer, 1871 (uncertain, unassessed)
  268. Genus Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005 (uncertain, unassessed)
  269. Genus Musagetes Pocock, 1895 (uncertain, unassessed)
  270. Genus Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (uncertain, unassessed)
  271. Genus Orthothrichus Karsch, 1880 (uncertain, unassessed)
  272. Genus Typhochlaena Koch, 1850 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Thorell, 1870 in Hallan, 2000-  
Taxonomic remark Authority given as Thorell, 1870 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
IRMNG (2021). Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101227 on 2025-09-11
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Sherwood, D.; Blick, T.; Gabriel, R.; Lucas, S. M. (2021). On the authorship and publication dates of the nomina <em>Theraphosa</em> and Theraphosidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4950(2): 395-397., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4950.2.11 [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Chelicerata (Subphylum) > Arachnida (Class) > Araneae (Order) > Orthognatha (Suborder) > Theraphosidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Arachnids, nonmarine (characteristic of class: Parker). Spiders, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Oligocene (Chattian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Thorell, 1870 in Hallan, 2000- [details]
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