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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 Aspinochilus Müller, Fardiansah, Schneider, Wanke, von Wirth & Wendt, 2024
  15. Genus Augacephalus Gallon, 2002
  16. Genus Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
  17. Genus Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010
  18. Genus Batesiella Pocock, 1903
  19. Genus Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023
  20. Genus Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019
  21. Genus Bonnetina Vol, 1999
  22. Genus Brachionopus Pocock, 1897
  23. Genus Brachypelma Simon, 1892
  24. Genus Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014
  25. Genus Cardiopelma Vol, 1999
  26. Genus Caribena Fukushima & Bertani, 2017
  27. Genus Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012
  28. Genus Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004
  29. Genus Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
  30. Genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
  31. Genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891
  32. Genus Chinchaysuyu Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2023
  33. Genus Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995
  34. Genus Cilantica Mirza, 2024
  35. Genus Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901
  36. Genus Citharischius Pocock, 1900
  37. Genus Citharognathus Pocock, 1895
  38. Genus Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940
  39. Genus Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892
  40. Genus Cotztetlana Mendoza Marroquin, 2012
  41. Genus Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996
  42. Genus Cratorrhagus Simon, 1892
  43. Genus Cubanana Ortiz, 2008
  44. Genus Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  45. Genus Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
  46. Genus Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
  47. Genus Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887
  48. Genus Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
  49. Genus Encyocrates Simon, 1892
  50. Genus Ephebopus Simon, 1892
  51. Genus Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
  52. Genus Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898
  53. Genus Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897
  54. Genus Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901
  55. Genus Euphrictus Hirst, 1908
  56. Genus Grammostola Simon, 1892
  57. Genus Guyruita Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007
  58. Genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875
  59. Genus Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  60. Genus Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996
  61. Genus Haplopelma Simon, 1892
  62. Genus Harpactira Ausserer, 1871
  63. Genus Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
  64. Genus Hemiercus Simon, 1903
  65. Genus Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903
  66. Genus Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900
  67. Genus Heterothele Karsch, 1879
  68. Genus Holothele Karsch, 1879
  69. Genus Hysterocrates Simon, 1892
  70. Genus Idiothele Hewitt, 1919
  71. Genus Iridopelma Pocock, 1901
  72. Genus Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich, 1988 †
  73. Genus Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
  74. Genus Isiboroa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023
  75. Genus Jambu Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024
  76. Genus Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008
  77. Genus Lampropelma Simon, 1892
  78. Genus Lasiocyano Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
  79. Genus Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  80. Genus Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997
  81. Genus Longilyra Gabriel, 2014
  82. Genus Loxomphalia Simon, 1889
  83. Genus Loxoptygus Simon, 1903
  84. Genus Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895
  85. Genus Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005
  86. Genus Megaphobema Pocock, 1901
  87. Genus Melloleitaoina Pikelin & Schiapelli, 1960
  88. Genus Melognathus Chamberlin, 1917
  89. Genus Metriopelma Becker, 1878
  90. Genus Monocentropus Pocock, 1897
  91. Genus Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-Miles, 2013
  92. Genus Murphyarachne Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022
  93. Genus Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871
  94. Genus Myostola Simon, 1903
  95. Genus Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 2012
  96. Genus Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004
  97. Genus Nesiergus Simon, 1903
  98. Genus Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996
  99. Genus Nhandu Lucas, 1983
  100. Genus Notahapalopus Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024
  101. Genus Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924
  102. Genus Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892
  103. Genus Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
  104. Genus Ozopactus Simon, 1889
  105. Genus Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901
  106. Genus Pachypelma Karsch, 1880
  107. Genus Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901
  108. Genus Paraphysa Simon, 1892
  109. Genus Parvicarina Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
  110. Genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
  111. Genus Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  112. Genus Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
  113. Genus Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895
  114. Genus Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901
  115. Genus Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  116. Genus Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
  117. Genus Polyspinosa Schmidt, 1999
  118. Genus Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923
  119. Genus Protertheraphosa Wunderlich in Wunderlich & Müller, 2020 †
  120. Genus Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895
  121. Genus Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012
  122. Genus Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907
  123. Genus Pseudoligoxystre Vol, 2001
  124. Genus Pseudoschizopelma Smith, 1994
  125. Genus Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
  126. Genus Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901
  127. Genus Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001
  128. Genus Romopelma Peñaherrera-R., Pinos-Sanchez, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E. & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024
  129. Genus Sahydroaraneus Mirza & Sanap, 2014
  130. Genus Sandinista Longhorn & Gabriel, 2019
  131. Genus Schismatothele Karsch, 1879
  132. Genus Schizopelma Pickard Cambridge, 1897
  133. Genus Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999
  134. Genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  135. Genus Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897
  136. Genus Selenotholus Hogg, 1902
  137. Genus Selenotypus Pocock, 1895
  138. Genus Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  139. Genus Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948
  140. Genus Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879
  141. Genus Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
  142. Genus Stenotarsus Tesmoingt & Schmidt, 2002
  143. Genus Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997
  144. Genus Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
  145. Genus Taksinus Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022
  146. Genus Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871
  147. Genus Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
  148. Genus Theraphosa Walckenaer, 1805
  149. Genus Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899
  150. Genus Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994
  151. Genus Tliltocatl Mendoza & Francke, 2020
  152. Genus Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892
  153. Genus Trichognatha Gallon, 2002
  154. Genus Trichognathella Gallon, 2004
  155. Genus Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  156. Genus Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018
  157. Genus Urupelma Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023
  158. Genus Vitalius Lucas, da Silva & Bertani, 1993
  159. Genus Xenesthis Simon, 1892
  160. Genus Xenodendrophila Gallon, 2003
  161. Genus Yamia Kishida, 1920
  162. Genus Yanomamius Bertani & Almeida, 2021
  163. Genus Ybyrapora Fukushima & Bertani, 2017
  164. Genus Adranochelia Simon, 1889 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  165. Genus Ancylochiros Mello-Leitão, 1920 accepted as Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
  166. Genus Apachepelma Smith, 1994 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  167. Genus Ashantia Strand, 1908 accepted as Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
  168. Genus Avicuscodra Strand, 1908 accepted as Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
  169. Genus Baccallbrapo Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 accepted as Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
  170. Genus Barropelma Chamberlin, 1940 accepted as Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  171. Genus Brachypelmides Schmidt & Krause, 1994 accepted as Brachypelma Simon, 1892
  172. Genus Brazilopelma Schmidt, 1998 accepted as Nhandu Lucas, 1983
  173. Genus Butantania Mello-Leitão, 1935 accepted as Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871
  174. Genus Calopelma Chamberlin, 1917 accepted as Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871
  175. Genus Cenobiopelma Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934 accepted as Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924
  176. Genus Ceropelma Mello Leitão, 1923 accepted as Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901
  177. Genus Chaetorhombus Ausserer, 1871 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  178. Genus Chaetorrhombus Simon, 1889 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  179. Genus Chaunopelma Chamberlin, 1940 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  180. Genus Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  181. Genus Coelogenium Purcell, 1902 accepted as Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
  182. Genus Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871 accepted as Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  183. Genus Cyclothoracoides Strand, 1929 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  184. Genus Cyclothorax Mello Leitão, 1923 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  185. Genus Cyrthopholis Tullgren, 1905 accepted as Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
  186. Genus Cyrtosternum Ausserer, 1875 accepted as Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
  187. Genus Davus Cambridge, 1892 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  188. Genus Delopelma Petrunkevitch, 1939 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  189. Genus Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  190. Genus Dryptopelma Simon, 1889 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  191. Genus Dryptopelmides Strand, 1907 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  192. Genus Dugesia Berlese, 1883 accepted as Smaris Latreille, 1796
  193. Genus Dugesiella Pocock, 1901 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  194. Genus Encyocratella Strand, 1907 accepted as Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
  195. Genus Erythropoicila Fischel, 1925 accepted as Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
  196. Genus Eurypelma Koch, 1850 accepted as Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
  197. Genus Eurypelmella Strand, 1907 accepted as Schizopelma Pickard Cambridge, 1897
  198. Genus Euthycaelus Simon, 1889 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  199. Genus Goniodontium Mello-Leitão, 1923 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  200. Genus Gosipelma Chamberlin, 1940 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  201. Genus Hapalopinus Simon, 1903 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  202. Genus Harpaxibus Ausserer, 1871 accepted as Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  203. Genus Harpaxictis Simon, 1892 accepted as Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  204. Genus Harpaxictus Simon, 1892 accepted as Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
  205. Genus Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900 accepted as Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  206. Genus Iracema Pérez-Miles, 2000 accepted as Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005
  207. Genus Ischnnocolella Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  208. Genus Ischnocolella Strand, 1907 accepted as Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
  209. Genus Lasiopelma Simon, 1892 accepted as Grammostola Simon, 1892
  210. Genus Leptofischelia Strand, 1929 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  211. Genus Leptostylus Fischel, 1927 accepted as Leptofischelia Strand, 1929 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Junior homonym)
  212. Genus Loxophobema Simon, 1907 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  213. Genus Loxoptygella Strand, 1906 accepted as Loxoptygus Simon, 1903
  214. Genus Luphocemus Denis, 1960 accepted as Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
  215. Genus Magulla Simon, 1892 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  216. Genus Melopoeus Pocock, 1895 accepted as Haplopelma Simon, 1892
  217. Genus Merothele Petrunkevitch, 1925 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  218. Genus Monocentropella Strand, 1907 accepted as Citharischius Pocock, 1900
  219. Genus Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925 accepted as Lasiodora Koch, 1850
  220. Genus Neochilobrachys Hirst, 1909 accepted as Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
  221. Genus Obaerarius Petrunkevitch, 1926 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  222. Genus Oberarius Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  223. Genus Orphnoecus Simon, 1892 accepted as Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
  224. Genus Orthnoecus Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
  225. Genus Orthotrichus Simon, 1889 (Misspelling)
  226. Genus Pachystopelma Simon, 1903 accepted as Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901
  227. Genus Pachytheca Schmidt, 2012 accepted as Bonnetina Vol, 1999
  228. Genus Pelinobius Karsch, 1885 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  229. Genus Pella Cambridge, 1892 accepted as Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
  230. Genus Phlogiodes Pocock, 1899 accepted as Haploclastus Simon, 1892
  231. Genus Phlogius Simon, 1888 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  232. Genus Phoneuusa Karsch, 1886 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  233. Genus Phrictus Koch in Koch (Keyserling), 1873 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  234. Genus Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 accepted as Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
  235. Genus Phryxotrichus Simon, 1892 accepted as Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
  236. Genus Polyspina Schmidt, 1994 accepted as Polyspinosa Schmidt, 1999
  237. Genus Pseudohomoeomma Mello-Leitão, 1930 accepted as Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
  238. Genus Pseudotheraphosa Tinter, 1991 accepted as Theraphosa Thorell, 1870
  239. Genus Pterinochilides Strand, 1920 accepted as Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
  240. Genus Rhechostica Simon, 1892 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  241. Genus Schismothele Ausserer, 1880 accepted as Schismatothele Karsch, 1879
  242. Genus Scodra Becker, 1879 accepted as Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
  243. Genus Scopelobates Simon, 1903 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  244. Genus Scuria Simon, 1864 accepted as Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
  245. Genus Scurria Koch, 1850 accepted as Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
  246. Genus Selenocasmia Pocock, 1899 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  247. Genus Selenopelma Schmidt, 1995 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  248. Genus Selenoscomia Hasselt, 1890 accepted as Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
  249. Genus Selenostholus Simon, 1903 accepted as Selenotholus Hogg, 1902
  250. Genus Sorata Strand, 1907 accepted as Grammostola Simon, 1892
  251. Genus Spelopelma Gertsch, 1982 accepted as Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903
  252. Genus Stichoplastus Simon, 1889 accepted as Holothele Karsch, 1879
  253. Genus Stothis Simon, 1889 accepted as Trichopelma Simon, 1888
  254. Genus Strongylothorax André, 1937 accepted as Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
  255. Genus Trasyphoberus Simon, 1903 accepted as Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871
  256. Genus Umangia Strand, 1920 accepted as Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
  257. Genus Weyenberghia Mello-Leitão, 1941 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  258. Genus Weyenberghiana Mello-Leitão, 1941 accepted as Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
  259. Genus Zophopelma Benoit, 1965 accepted as Euphrictus Hirst, 1908
  260. Genus Harpaxibius Ausserer, 1871 (uncertain, unassessed)
  261. Genus Lasiocnemus Ausserer, 1871 (uncertain, unassessed)
  262. Genus Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005 (uncertain, unassessed)
  263. Genus Musagetes Pocock, 1895 (uncertain, unassessed)
  264. Genus Omothymus Thorell, 1891 (uncertain, unassessed)
  265. Genus Orthothrichus Karsch, 1880 (uncertain, unassessed)
  266. Genus Typhochlaena Koch, 1850 (uncertain, unassessed)
  267. Genus Lycotharses Thorell, 1900 accepted as Hysterocrates Simon, 1892 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  268. Genus Pseudoclamoris Hüsser, 2018 accepted as Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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 2025-01-26
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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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