List of Theraphosidae genera
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- See also the List of Theraphosidae species for a complete list of species.
This page lists all described genera of the spider family Theraphosidae as of Dec. 21, 2006, sorted by subfamily.
[edit] Subfamily Acanthopelminae
Subfamily Acanthopelminae, F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897
- Acanthopelma F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897
[edit] Subfamily Aviculariinae
Subfamily Aviculariinae
- Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
- Ephebopus Simon, 1892
- Iridopelma Pocock, 1901
- Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901
- Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871
[edit] Subfamily Eumenophorinae
Subfamily Eumenophorinae are large tarantulas. These primarily come from Africa, with some species from the Middle East and Madagascar.
- Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897
- Batesiella Pocock, 1903
- Citharischius Pocock, 1900
- Encyocrates Simon, 1892
- Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897
- Hysterocrates Simon, 1892
- Loxomphalia Simon, 1889
- Loxoptygus Simon, 1903
- Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005
- Monocentropus Pocock, 1897
- Myostola Simon, 1903
- Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
[edit] Subfamily Harpactirinae
Subfamily Harpactirinae
- Augacephalus Gallon, 2002
- Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
- Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898
- Harpactira Ausserer, 1871
- Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
- Idiothele Hewitt, 1919
- Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
- Trichognathella Gallon, 2004
[edit] Subfamily Ornithoctoninae
Subfamily Ornithoctoninae, Pocock, 1895.
- Citharognathus Pocock, 1895
- Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887
- Haplopelma Simon, 1892
- Lampropelma Simon, 1892
- Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892
- Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895
[edit] Subfamily Ischnocolinae
Subfamily Ischnocolinae.
- Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004
- Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
- Cratorrhagus Simon, 1891
- Hemiercus Simon, 1903
- Heterothele Karsch, 1879
- Holothele Karsch, 1879
- Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
- Nesiergus Simon, 1903
- Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924
- Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
- Pseudoligoxystre Vol, 2001
- Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948
[edit] Subfamily Poecilotheriinae
Subfamily Poecilotheriinae. This subfamily, consisting of endangered tree spiders native to India and Sri Lanka, contains only one genus, Poecilotheria.
- Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
[edit] Subfamily Selenocosmiinae
Subfamily Selenocosmiinae. Primary tarantulas from East Asia and Australia.
- Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891
- Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892
- Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996
- Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895
- Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
- Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
- Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895
- Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999
- Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
- Selenotholus Hogg, 1902
- Selenotypus Pocock, 1895
- Yamia Kishida, 1920
[edit] Subfamily Selenogyrinae
Subfamily Selenogyrinae, consisting of tarantulas from India and Africa.
- Annandaliella Hirst, 1909
- Euphrictus Hirst, 1908
- Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897
[edit] Subfamily Stromatopelminae
Subfamily Stromatopelminae are tree-dwelling tarantulas from western Africa. This subfamily contains three genera. A prior fourth genus, Xenodendrophila, had a single species which was found to have Encyocratella olivacea as a senior synonym.
- Encyocratella Strand, 1907
- Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899
- Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
[edit] Subfamily Theraphosinae
Subfamily Theraphosinae consists of new-world terrestrial tarantulas with urticating hairs. The majority of spiders kept as pets are of this subfamily.
- Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871
- Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
- Bonnetina Vol, 2000
- Brachypelma Simon, 1891
- Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995
- Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901
- Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940
- Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996
- Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
- Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
- Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
- Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
- Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901
- Grammostola Simon, 1892
- Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875
- Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
- Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903
- Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871
- Iracema Pérez-Miles, 2000
- Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850
- Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997
- Megaphobema Pocock, 1901
- Melloleitaoina Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960
- Metriopelma Becker, 1878
- Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996
- Nhandu Lucas, 1983
- Ozopactus Simon, 1889
- Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901
- Paraphysa Simon, 1892
- Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
- Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901
- Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907
- Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001
- Schismatothele Karsch, 1879
- Schizopelma F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897
- Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
- Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879
- Stenotarsus Tesmoingt & Schmidt, 2002
- Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997
- Theraphosa Thorell, 1870
- Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994
- Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892
- Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993
- Xenesthis Simon, 1891
[edit] Subfamily Thrigmopoeinae
Subfamily Thrigmopoeinae are Indian tarantulas.
- Haploclastus Simon, 1892
- Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899
[edit] Disputed and unclassified genera
The placement of the following genera within subfamilies is presently disputed within the zoology community, or is pending further research.
- Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005. A recently-described genus, no placement into a subfamily recorded in the literature.
- Brachionopus Pocock, 1897. Dollar has recently propsed transferring this genus to the family Barychelidae; a proposal which is still disputed. [1].
- Cardiopelma Vol, 1999. A genus described by Fabian Vol in 1999, but which has little record in the scientific literature; often placed in subfamily Theraphosinae.
- Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923. This has been placed in several different subfamilies by several different arachnologists.
