This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. As of August 2022, the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 genera:[1]

A

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Acanthopelma

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Acanthopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897

Acanthoscurria

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Acanthoscurria
Brazilian white knee tarantula
(Acanthoscurria geniculata)

Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871

Acentropelma

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Acentropelma Pocock, 1901

Aenigmarachne

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Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005

Agnostopelma

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Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010

Aguapanela

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Aguapanela Perafán & Cifuentes, 2015

Amazonius

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Amazonius Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022

Annandaliella

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Annandaliella Hirst, 1909

Anoploscelus

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Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897

Anqasha

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Anqasha Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022

Antikuna

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Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021

Antillena

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Antillena Bertani, Huff & Fukushima, 2017

Aphonopelma

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Aphonopelma
Western desert tarantula
(Aphonopelma chalcodes)
Costa Rican zebra tarantula
(Aphonopelma seemanni)

Augacephalus

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Augacephalus Gallon, 2002

Avicularia

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Avicularia Lamarck, 1818

B

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Bacillochilus

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Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010

Batesiella

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Batesiella Pocock, 1903

Birupes

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Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019

Bistriopelma

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Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015

Bonnetina

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Bonnetina Vol, 2000

Brachionopus

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Brachionopus Pocock, 1897

Brachypelma

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Brachypelma Simon, 1891

Bumba

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Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014

C

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Cardiopelma

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Cardiopelma Vol, 1999

Caribena

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Caribena
Martinique pinktoe
(Caribena versicolor)

Caribena Fukushima & Bertani, 2017

Catanduba

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Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012

Catumiri

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Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004

Ceratogyrus

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Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897

Chaetopelma

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Chaetopelma

Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871

Chilobrachys

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Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892

Chromatopelma

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Chromatopelma
Greenbottle blue tarantula
(Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens)

Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995

Citharacanthus

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Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901

Citharognathus

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Citharognathus Pocock, 1895

Clavopelma

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Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940

Coremiocnemis

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Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892

Cotztetlana

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Cotztetlana Mendoza, 2012

Crassicrus

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Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996

Cubanana

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Cubanana Ortiz, 2008

Cyclosternum

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Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871

Cymbiapophysa

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Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020

Cyriocosmus

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Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903

Cyriopagopus

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Cyriopagopus
Cobalt blue tarantula
(Cyriopagopus lividus)

Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887

Cyrtogrammomma

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Cyrtogrammomma Pocock, 1895

Cyrtopholis

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Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892

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Davus

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Davus
Costa Rican tiger rump
(Davus fasciatus)

Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892

Dolichothele

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Dolichothele

Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923

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Encyocratella

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Encyocratella Strand, 1907

Encyocrates

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Encyocrates Simon, 1892

Ephebopus

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Ephebopus
Skeleton tarantula
(Ephebopus murinus)

Ephebopus Simon, 1892

Euathlus

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Euathlus
Euathlus truculentus

Euathlus Ausserer, 1875

Eucratoscelus

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Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898

Eumenophorus

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Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897

Eupalaestrus

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Eupalaestrus
Pink zebra beauty
(Eupalaestrus campestratus)

Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901

Euphrictus

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Euphrictus Hirst, 1908

Euthycaelus

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Euthycaelus Simon, 1889

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Grammostola

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Grammostola
Chilean rose tarantula
(Grammostola rosea)

Grammostola Simon, 1892

Guyruita

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Guyruita Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007

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Hapalopus

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Hapalopus
Hapalopus triseriatus, juvenile

Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875

Hapalotremus

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Hapalotremus Simon, 1903

Haploclastus

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Haploclastus
Haploclastus validus

Haploclastus Simon, 1892

Haplocosmia

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Haplocosmia
Haplocosmia nepalensis

Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996

Harpactira

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Harpactira Ausserer, 1871

Harpactirella

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Harpactirella Purcell, 1902

Hemirrhagus

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Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903

Heterophrictus

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Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900

Heteroscodra

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Heteroscodra
Togo starburst
(Heteroscodra maculata)

Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900

Heterothele

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Heterothele Karsch, 1879

Holothele

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Holothele Karsch, 1879

Homoeomma

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Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871

Hysterocrates

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Hysterocrates
Hysterocrates hercules, female

Hysterocrates Simon, 1892

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Idiothele

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Idiothele Hewitt, 1919

Iridopelma

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Iridopelma
Iridopelma hirsutum

Iridopelma Pocock, 1901

Ischnocolus

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Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871

K

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Kankuamo

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Kankuamo Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2016

Kochiana

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Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008

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Lampropelma

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Lampropelma Simon, 1892

Lasiocyano

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Lasiocyano Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023[2]

Lasiodora

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Lasiodora
Brazilian red birdeater
(Lasiodora difficilis)
Brazilian salmon pink birdeater
(Lasiodora parahybana)

Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850

Lasiodorides

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Lasiodorides
Lasiodorides striatus

Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997

Longilyra

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Longilyra Gabriel, 2014

Loxomphalia

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Loxomphalia Simon, 1889

Loxoptygus

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Loxoptygus Simon, 1903

Lyrognathus

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Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895

M

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Magnacarina

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Magnacarina Mendoza, Locht, Kaderka, Medina & Pérez-Miles, 2016

Mascaraneus

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Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005

Megaphobema

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Megaphobema
Orange kneed tarantula
(Megaphobema mesomelas)

Megaphobema Pocock, 1901

Melloina

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Melloina Brignoli, 1985

Melognathus

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Melognathus Chamberlin, 1917

Metriopelma

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Metriopelma Becker, 1878

Miaschistopus

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Miaschistopus Pocock, 1897

Monocentropus

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Monocentropus Pocock, 1897

Munduruku

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Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-Miles, 2013

Murphyarachne

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Murphyarachne Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022

Mygalarachne

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Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871

Myostola

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Myostola Simon, 1903

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Neischnocolus

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Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925

Neoheterophrictus

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Neoheterophrictus

Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 2012

Neoholothele

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Neoholothele Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2015

Neostenotarsus

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Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004

Nesiergus

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Nesiergus Simon, 1903

Nesipelma

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Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996

Nhandu

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Nhandu Lucas, 1983

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Omothymus

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Omothymus Thorell, 1891

Ornithoctonus

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Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892

Orphnaecus

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Orphnaecus
Philippine orange tarantula
(Orphnaecus philippinus)

Orphnaecus Simon, 1892

Ozopactus

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Ozopactus Simon, 1889

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Pachistopelma

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Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901

Pamphobeteus

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Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901

Pelinobius

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Pelinobius
King baboon spider
(Pelinobius muticus)

Pelinobius Karsch, 1885

Phlogiellus

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Phlogiellus
Phlogiellus baeri
Phlogiellus bogadeki

Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897

Phoneyusa

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Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884

Phormictopus

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Phormictopus
Cuban bronze tarantula (Phormictopus auratus)
Hispaniola giant tarantula
(Phormictopus cancerides)

Phormictopus Pocock, 1901

Phormingochilus

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Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895

Phrixotrichus

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Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889

Plesiopelma

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Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901

Plesiophrictus

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Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899

Poecilotheria

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Poecilotheria
Indian ornamental
(Poecilotheria regalis), female

Poecilotheria Simon, 1885

Proshapalopus

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Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923

Psalistops

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Psalistops Simon, 1889

Psalmopoeus

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Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895

Psednocnemis

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Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012

Pseudhapalopus

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Pseudhapalopus
Pseudhapalopus sp.

Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907

Pseudoschizopelma

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Pseudoschizopelma Smith, 1995

Pterinochilus

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Pterinochilus
Kilimanjaro mustard baboon spider
(Pterinochilus chordatus)

Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897

Pterinopelma

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Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901

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Reichlingia

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Reichlingia Rudloff, 2001

Reversopelma

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Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001

S

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Sahydroaraneus

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Sahydroaraneus Mirza & Sanap, 2014

Sandinista

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Sandinista Longhorn & Gabriel, 2019

Schismatothele

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Schismatothele Karsch, 1879

Schizopelma

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Schizopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897

Scopelobates

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Scopelobates Simon, 1903

Selenocosmia

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Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871

Selenogyrus

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Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897

Selenotholus

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Selenotholus Hogg, 1902

Selenotypus

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Selenotypus Pocock, 1895

Sericopelma

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Sericopelma
Sericopelma sp.

Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875

Sickius

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Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948

Sphaerobothria

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Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879

Spinosatibiapalpus

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Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020

Stichoplastoris

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Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997

Stromatopelma

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Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881

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Taksinus

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Taksinus Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022

Tapinauchenius

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Tapinauchenius
Tapinauchenius cupreus

Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871

Theraphosa

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Theraphosa
Goliath birdeater
(Theraphosa blondi)

Theraphosa Thorell, 1870

Thrigmopoeus

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Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899

Thrixopelma

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Thrixopelma
Thrixopelma ockerti, juvenile female

Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994

Tliltocatl

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Tliltocatl
Mexican red rump
(Tliltocatl vagans)

Tliltocatl Jorge & Oscar, 2019

Tmesiphantes

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Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892

Trichognathella

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Trichognathella Gallon, 2004

Trichopelma

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Trichopelma Simon, 1888

Typhochlaena

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Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850

U

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Umbyquyra

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Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018

V

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Vitalius

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Vitalius
Vitalius wacketi

Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993

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Xenesthis

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Xenesthis
Colombian lesserblack tarantula
(Xenesthis immanis)

Xenesthis Simon, 1891

Y

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Yanomamius

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Yanomamius Bertani & Almeida, 2021

Ybyrapora

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Ybyrapora

Ybyrapora Fukushima & Bertani, 2017

References

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  1. ^ "Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. ^ "Gen. Lasiocyano Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 19 June 2023