List of Theraphosidae species

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The family Theraphosidae is divided up into 12 subfamilies, as follows.

This is a list of all described species as of April 29, 2009.

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[edit] Acanthopelminae

Acanthopelminae, first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1897, is a subfamily of small, terrestrial New World tarantulas. This sub-family has only one genus, Acanthopelma, and two species, A. beccarri and A. rufescens, found in Guyana and Central America.

[edit] Aviculariinae

Aviculariinae are a subfamily of tropical, tree-dwelling New World tarantulas. They range from the Caribbean to South America, and are commonly known as "pinktoe" tarantulas. The genera Avicularia, Ephebopus and Pachistopelma possess urticating hairs, but cannot "flick" them into the air; instead the hairs are pressed into an enemy upon contact.

[edit] Eumenophorinae

Eumenophorinae are a subfamily of old-world tarantulas, mostly from Africa and surrounding regions.

In addition, some authors place Proshapalopus (a genus found in Brazil, and not in Africa) in this sub-family.

[edit] Harpactirinae

Harpactirinae are a group of old-world tarantulas from Africa, though smaller than Eumenophorinae. They are known as baboon spiders for their hairy legs and the thick black scorpulae at the end of their feet, which are said to resemble baboons.

[edit] Ischnocolinae

Ischnocolinae contains spiders from around the world.

[edit] Ornithoctoninae

The earth tigers of subfamily Ornithoctoninae are a group of old-world tarantulas which are found primarily in Southeast Asia, southern China, and Borneo. This group includes the infamous Chinese bird spider, and species in this sub-family are known for being ill-tempered.

[edit] Poecilotheriinae

Poecilotheriinae are tree spiders from India and Sri Lanka, some of which are considered endangered. This sub-family contains only a single genus.

[edit] Selenocosmiinae

Selenocosmiinae. This subfamily consists mainly of tarantulas from East Asia and Australia. Like the East Asian tarantulas in Ornithoctoninae, these are known for their strong venom and defensive disposition. The genera Psalmopoeus and Tapinauchenius do not have urticating hairs, unusual among New World species.

[edit] Selenogyrinae

Selenogyrinae consists of tarantulas from India and Africa.

[edit] Stromatopelminae

Stromatopelminae are tree-dwelling tarantulas from western Africa.

[edit] Theraphosinae

Theraphosinae consists of new-world terrestrial tarantulas with urticating hairs. The majority of spiders kept as pets are of this sub-family.

[edit] Thrigmopoeinae

Subfamily Thrigmopoeinae are Indian tarantulas.

[edit] Other tarantula genera

A few genera are presently not well-classified, and/or have classifications which are disputed.

[edit] Brachionopus Pocock, 1897

Dollar has recently propsed transferring this genus to the family Barychelidae; a proposal which is still disputed.

[edit] 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.

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