The family Theraphosidae

Tarantula

Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and often very large arachnids belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Some members of the same Suborder may also be called "tarantulas" in the common parlance. This article will restrict itself to...

is divided up into 12 subfamilies, as follows. In 2003, the genus Spelopelma was subsumed into the genus Hemirrhagus, thus subsuming the subfamily Spelopelminae into Theraphosinae.

Acanthopelminae

Acanthopelminae, first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge

Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge

Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge was an English arachnologist. He is often confused with his uncle, Octavius Pickard-Cambridge , who was also an arachnologist and from whom F. O. Pickard-Cambridge picked up his enthusiasm for the study of spiders.-Life:F. O. Pickard-Cambridge was born in...

 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

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

 and Central America

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

.

Acanthopelma

Acanthopelma

Acanthopelminae is a subfamily of New World tarantulas. This subfamily has only one genus, Acanthopelma, with two species, Acanthopelma rufescens in Central America and Acanthopelma beccarii in Guyana....

 (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897)

• Acanthopelma beccarii
  Acanthopelma beccarii
  Acanthopelma beccarii is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae . It is endemic to Guyana in northern South America.While there are specimens held in captivity, it is not a very popular species in this regard....
  
   (Caporiacco, 1947) — Guyana
• Acanthopelma rufescens
  Acanthopelma rufescens
  Acanthopelma rufescens is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae . It lives in Central America.-References: : , version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History....
  
   (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897) — Central America

Aviculariinae

Aviculariinae are a subfamily of tropical, tree-dwelling New World tarantulas. They range from the Caribbean

Caribbean

The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

 to South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. Species from the genus Avicularia

Avicularia

Avicularia is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas. The genus is native to tropical South America. Each species in the genus has very distinguishable pink foot pads....

 are commonly known as "pinktoe" tarantulas.
Note: West et al., 2008 consider the genera Heteroscodra

Heteroscodra

Heteroscodra is a genus of tarantulas which are native to West Africa and Central Africa. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.- Species :*Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 — Cameroon, Gabon...

, Psalmopoeus

Psalmopoeus

Psalmopoeus is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas. The genus is native to Central America and South America including the West Indies. These species are believed to be relatively venomous, and research in the venom of P. cambridgei shows it to be similar...

 and Stromatopelma as members of the subfamily Aviculariinae.

Avicularia

Avicularia

Avicularia is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas. The genus is native to tropical South America. Each species in the genus has very distinguishable pink foot pads....

 Lamarck, 1818
Ephebopus Simon, 1892

• Ephebopus cyanognathus West & Marshall, 2000 — French Guiana
• Ephebopus foliatus West et al., 2008 — Guyana
• Ephebopus murinus (Walckenaer, 1837) — Brazil
• Ephebopus rufescens West & Marshall, 2000 — French Guiana
• Ephebopus uatuman Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1992 — Brazil

Iridopelma Pocock, 1901

• Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901 — Brazil
• Iridopelma seladonium (C. L. Koch, 1841) — Brazil
• Iridopelma zorodes (Mello-Leitão, 1926) — Brazil

Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901

• Pachistopelma concolor Caporiacco, 1947 — Guyana
• Pachistopelma rufonigrum Pocock, 1901 — Brazil

Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871

• Tapinauchenius brunneus Schmidt, 1995 — Brazil
• Tapinauchenius cupreus Schmidt & Bauer, 1996 — Ecuador
• Tapinauchenius elenae Schmidt, 1994 — Ecuador
• Tapinauchenius gigas Caporiacco, 1954 — French Guiana
• Tapinauchenius latipes L. Koch, 1875 — Venezuela
• Tapinauchenius plumipes (C. L. Koch, 1842) — Surinam
• Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti (Walckenaer, 1837) — St. Vincent
• Tapinauchenius subcaeruleus Bauer & Antonelli, 1997 — Ecuador
• Tapinauchenius violaceus (Mello-Leitão, 1930) — French Guiana, Brazil

Eumenophorinae

Eumenophorinae are a subfamily of old-world tarantulas, mostly from Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 and surrounding regions.

Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897

• Anoploscelus celeripes Pocock, 1897 — Uganda, Tanzania
• Anoploscelus lesserti Laurent, 1946 — Rwanda

Batesiella Pocock, 1903

• Batesiella crinita Pocock, 1903 — Cameroon

Citharischius Pocock, 1900

• Citharischius crawshayi Pocock, 1900 — Kenya
• Citharischius stridulantissimus (Strand, 1907) — Africa

Encyocrates Simon, 1892

• Encyocrates raffrayi Simon, 1892 — Madagascar

Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897

• Eumenophorus clementsi Pocock, 1897 — Sierra Leone
• Eumenophorus murphyorum Smith, 1990 — Sierra Leone

Hysterocrates Simon, 1892

• Hysterocrates affinis Strand, 1907 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates affinis angusticeps Strand, 1907 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates apostolicus Pocock, 1900 — São Tomé
• Hysterocrates crassipes
  Hysterocrates crassipes
  Hysterocrates crassipes is a burrowing tarantula species found in Cameroon, Africa. This species is often sold by pet stores under the name Hysterocrates gigas. Although these tarantulas both come from Cameroon, Hysterocrates crassipes does not turn red before molting, and has an enlarged tibia on...
  
   Pocock, 1897 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates didymus Pocock, 1900 — São Tomé
• Hysterocrates ederi Charpentier, 1995 — Bioko Is. (Equatorial Guinea)
• Hysterocrates gigas
  Hysterocrates gigas
  Hysterocrates gigas or the Giant baboon spider, is a member of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae. It is also known as the Cameroon red baboon spider.-Description:...
  
   Pocock, 1897 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates greeffi (Karsch, 1884) — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates greshoffi (Simon, 1891) — Congo
• Hysterocrates haasi Strand, 1906 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates hercules Pocock, 1899 — Nigeria
• Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock, 1897 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1906 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907 — Cameroon, Congo
• Hysterocrates robustus Pocock, 1899 — Río Muni
• Hysterocrates robustus sulcifer Strand, 1908 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates scepticus Pocock, 1900 — São Tomé
• Hysterocrates sjostedti (Thorell, 1899) — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates spellenbergi Strand, 1906 — Cameroon
• Hysterocrates vosseleri Strand, 1906 — West Africa
• Hysterocrates weileri Strand, 1906 — Cameroon

Loxomphalia Simon, 1889

• Loxomphalia rubida Simon, 1889 — Zanzibar

Loxoptygus Simon, 1903

• Loxoptygus coturnatus Simon, 1903 — Ethiopia
• Loxoptygus ectypus (Simon, 1889) — Ethiopia
• Loxoptygus erlangeri (Strand, 1906) — Ethiopia

Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005

• Mascaraneus remotus Gallon, 2005 — Mauritius

Monocentropus Pocock, 1897

• Monocentropus balfouri Pocock, 1897 — Socotra
• Monocentropus lambertoni Fage, 1922 — Madagascar
• Monocentropus longimanus Pocock, 1903 — Yemen

Myostola Simon, 1903

• Myostola occidentalis (Lucas, 1858) — Gabon, Cameroon

Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884

• Phoneyusa antilope (Simon, 1889) — Congo
• Phoneyusa belandana Karsch, 1884 — Central African Rep.
• Phoneyusa bettoni Pocock, 1898 — Kenya
• Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1899 — West, Central Africa
• Phoneyusa bidentata ituriensis Laurent, 1946 — Congo
• Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917 — Madagascar
• Phoneyusa buettneri Karsch, 1886 — Gabon
• Phoneyusa celerierae Smith, 1990 — Ivory Coast
• Phoneyusa chevalieri Simon, 1906 — West Africa
• Phoneyusa cultridens Berland, 1917 — Congo
• Phoneyusa efuliensis Smith, 1990 — Cameroon
• Phoneyusa elephantiasis Berland, 1917 — Congo
• Phoneyusa gabonica (Simon, 1889) — Gabon
• Phoneyusa giltayi Laurent, 1946 — Congo
• Phoneyusa gracilipes (Simon, 1889) — Congo
• Phoneyusa gregori Pocock, 1897 — Kenya
• Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973 — Central African Rep.
• Phoneyusa manicata Simon, 1907 — Principe
• Phoneyusa minima (Strand, 1907) — Cameroon
• Phoneyusa mutica (Karsch, 1885) — Tanzania, South Africa
• Phoneyusa nigroventris (Marx, 1893) — Congo
• Phoneyusa principium Simon, 1907 — Principe
• Phoneyusa rufa Berland, 1914 — East Africa
• Phoneyusa rutilata (Simon, 1907) — Guinea-Bissau
• Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990 — Angola

In addition, some authors place Proshapalopus (a genus found in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, and not in Africa) in this sub-family.

Harpactirinae

Harpactirinae is a group of old-world tarantulas from Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, though smaller than Eumenophorinae. They are known as baboon spiders for their hairy legs and the thick black scopulae at the end of their feet, which are said to resemble baboon

Baboon

Baboons are African and Arabian Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. There are five species, which are some of the largest non-hominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger...

s.

Augacephalus Gallon, 2002

• Augacephalus breyeri (Hewitt, 1919) — South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland
• Augacephalus junodi (Simon, 1904) — East, South Africa

Ceratogyrus

Ceratogyrus

Ceratogyrus is a genus of southern African theraphosid spiders, commonly called horned baboons, for the foveal horn found on the peltidium in some of the species within the genus....

 Pocock, 1897

Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898

• Eucratoscelus constrictus (Gerstäcker, 1873) — Kenya, Tanzania
• Eucratoscelus pachypus Schmidt & von Wirth, 1990 — Tanzania

Harpactira Ausserer, 1871

• Harpactira atra (Latreille, 1832) — South Africa
• Harpactira baviana Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
• Harpactira cafreriana (Walckenaer, 1837) — South Africa
• Harpactira chrysogaster Pocock, 1897 — South Africa
• Harpactira curator Pocock, 1898 — South Africa
• Harpactira curvipes Pocock, 1897 — South Africa
• Harpactira dictator Purcell, 1902 — South Africa
• Harpactira gigas
  Harpactira gigas
  Harpactira gigas, sometimes called the common baboon spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae. It is found in South Africa from Western Cape Province north to Mpumalanga Province....
  
   Pocock, 1898 — South Africa
• Harpactira guttata Strand, 1907 — South Africa
• Harpactira hamiltoni Pocock, 1902 — South Africa
• Harpactira lineata Pocock, 1897 — South Africa
• Harpactira lyrata (Simon, 1892) — South Africa
• Harpactira marksi Purcell, 1902 — South Africa
• Harpactira namaquensis Purcell, 1902 — Namibia, South Africa
• Harpactira pulchripes Pocock, 1901 — South Africa
• Harpactira tigrina Ausserer, 1875 — South Africa

Harpactirella Purcell, 1902

• Harpactirella domicola Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
• Harpactirella helenae Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
• Harpactirella insidiosa (Denis, 1960) — Morocco
• Harpactirella karrooica Purcell, 1902 — South Africa
• Harpactirella lapidaria Purcell, 1908 — South Africa
• Harpactirella lightfooti Purcell, 1902 — South Africa
• Harpactirella longipes Purcell, 1902 — South Africa
• Harpactirella magna Purcell, 1903 — South Africa
• Harpactirella schwarzi Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
• Harpactirella spinosa Purcell, 1908 — South Africa
• Harpactirella treleaveni Purcell, 1902 — South Africa

Idiothele Hewitt, 1919

• Idiothele nigrofulva (Pocock, 1898) — Southern Africa

Pterinochilus

Pterinochilus

Pterinochilus is a genus of baboon spiders, first described in 1897 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. The type species is P. vorax.-References: : , version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History....

 Pocock, 1897

Trichognathella Gallon, 2004

• Trichognathella schoenlandi (Pocock, 1900) — South Africa

Ischnocolinae

Ischnocolinae contains spiders from around the world.

Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004

• Catumiri argentinense (Mello-Leitão, 1941) — Chile, Argentina
• Catumiri chicaoi Guadanucci, 2004 — Brazil
• Catumiri petropolium Guadanucci, 2004 — Brazil
• Catumiri uruguayense Guadanucci, 2004 — Brazil, Uruguay

Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871

• Chaetopelma adenense Simon, 1890 — Syria, Aden
• Chaetopelma concolor (Simon, 1873) — Turkey, Syria, Egypt
• Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997 — Cyprus
• Chaetopelma olivaceum (C. L. Koch, 1841) — Cyprus, Turkey, Middle East, Egypt, Sudan
• Chaetopelma webborum Smith, 1990 — Cameroon

Guyruita Guadanucci et al., 2007

• Guyruita atlantica Guadanucci et al., 2007 — Brazil
• Guyruita cerrado Guadanucci et al., 2007 — Brazil

Hemiercus Simon, 1903

• Hemiercus cervinus (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
• Hemiercus inflatus (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
• Hemiercus kastoni Caporiacco, 1955 — Venezuela
• Hemiercus modestus (Simon, 1889) — Colombia
• Hemiercus proximus Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil

Heterothele Karsch, 1879

• Heterothele affinis Laurent, 1946 — Congo, Tanzania
• Heterothele atropha Simon, 1907 — Congo
• Heterothele caudicula (Simon, 1886) — Argentina
• Heterothele darcheni (Benoit, 1966) — Gabon
• Heterothele decemnotata (Simon, 1891) — Congo
• Heterothele gabonensis (Lucas, 1858) — Gabon
• Heterothele honesta Karsch, 1879 — Congo
• Heterothele hullwilliamsi Smith, 1990 — Cameroon
• Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990 — Nigeria
• Heterothele spinipes Pocock, 1897 — Tanzania
• Heterothele villosella Strand, 1907 — East Africa

Holothele Karsch, 1879

• Holothele colonica (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
• Holothele culebrae (Petrunkevitch, 1929) — Puerto Rico
• Holothele denticulata (Franganillo, 1930) — Cuba
• Holothele incei (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1898) — Trinidad, Venezuela
• Holothele longipes (L. Koch, 1875) — Venezuela
• Holothele ludwigi (Strand, 1907) — Venezuela
• Holothele recta Karsch, 1879 — Venezuela
• Holothele rondoni (Lucas & Bücherl, 1972) — Brazil
• Holothele sanguiniceps (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1898) — Trinidad, Venezuela
• Holothele sericea (Simon, 1903) — Hispaniola
• Holothele shoemakeri (Petrunkevitch, 1926) — Costa Rica, St. Thomas
• Holothele steini (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
• Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005 — Guadeloupe
• Holothele vellardi Rudloff, 1997 — Venezuela
• Holothele waikoshiemi Bertani & Araújo, 2006 — Venezuela

Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871

• Ischnocolus algericus Thorell, 1875 — Algeria, Tunisia
• Ischnocolus andalusiacus (Simon, 1873) — Spain
• Ischnocolus decoratus Tikader, 1977 — India
• Ischnocolus fasciculatus Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia
• Ischnocolus fuscostriatus Simon, 1885 — Algeria, Tunisia
• Ischnocolus hancocki Smith, 1990 — Morocco
• Ischnocolus holosericeus L. Koch, 1871 — Spain
• Ischnocolus jickelii L. Koch, 1875 — Ethiopia
• Ischnocolus khasiensis Tikader, 1977 — India
• Ischnocolus maroccanus (Simon, 1873) — Morocco, Algeria
• Ischnocolus mogadorensis Simon, 1909 — Morocco
• Ischnocolus numidus Simon, 1909 — Morocco, Algeria
• Ischnocolus rubropilosus Keyserling, 1891 — Brazil
• Ischnocolus tomentosus Thorell, 1899 — Cameroon, Congo
• Ischnocolus triangulifer Ausserer, 1871 — Italy
• Ischnocolus tripolitanus Caporiacco, 1937 — Libya
• Ischnocolus tunetanus Pavesi, 1880 — Tunisia
• Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820) — Spain

Nesiergus Simon, 1903

• Nesiergus gardineri (Hirst, 1911) — Seychelles
• Nesiergus halophilus Benoit, 1978 — Seychelles
• Nesiergus insulanus Simon, 1903 — Seychelles

Magulla Simon, 1892

• Magulla brescoviti Indicatti et al., 2008 — Brazil
• Magulla buecherli Indicatti et al., 2008 — Brazil
• Magulla janeira (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil
• Magulla obesa Simon, 1892 — Brazil

Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924

• Oligoxystre auratum Vellard, 1924 — Brazil
• Oligoxystre bolivianum (Vol, 2001) — Bolivia, Brazil
• Oligoxystre caatinga Guadanucci 2007 — Brazil
• Oligoxystre diamantinensis Bertani, Santos & Righi, 2009 — Brazil
• Oligoxystre dominguense Guadanucci 2007 — Brazil
• Oligoxystre rufoniger Guadanucci 2007 — Brazil
• Oligoxystre tucuruiense Guadanucci 2007 — Brazil

Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899

• Plesiophrictus bhori Gravely, 1915 — India
• Plesiophrictus blatteri Gravely, 1935 — India
• Plesiophrictus collinus Pocock, 1899 — India
• Plesiophrictus fabrei (Simon, 1892) — India
• Plesiophrictus linteatus (Simon, 1891) — India
• Plesiophrictus madraspatanus Gravely, 1935 — India
• Plesiophrictus mahabaleshwari Tikader, 1977 — India
• Plesiophrictus meghalayaensis Tikader, 1977 — India
• Plesiophrictus millardi Pocock, 1899 — India
• Plesiophrictus milleti (Pocock, 1900) — India
• Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2007 — India
• Plesiophrictus raja Gravely, 1915 — India
• Plesiophrictus satarensis Gravely, 1915 — India
• Plesiophrictus senffti (Strand, 1907) — Micronesia
• Plesiophrictus sericeus Pocock, 1900 — India
• Plesiophrictus tenuipes Pocock, 1899 — Sri Lanka

Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948

• Sickius longibulbi Soares & Camargo, 1948 — Brazil

Ornithoctoninae

The earth tigers of subfamily Ornithoctoninae are a group of old-world tarantulas which are found primarily in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

, southern China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

, and Borneo

Borneo

Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....

. This group includes the infamous Chinese bird spider

Chinese bird spider

Chinese bird spider is an English name given to several species of old-world tarantulas which are found in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam. The spider, also known in English as the earth tiger, is currently classified in the genus Haplopelma...

, and species in this sub-family are known for being ill-tempered.

Citharognathus Pocock, 1895

• Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895 — Borneo
• Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002 — China

Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887

• Cyriopagopus dromeus (Chamberlin, 1917) — Philippines
• Cyriopagopus paganus Simon, 1887 — Myanmar
• Cyriopagopus schioedtei (Thorell, 1891) — Malaysia
• Cyriopagopus thorelli (Simon, 1901) — Malaysia

Haplopelma

Haplopelma

Haplopelma is a genus of old-world tarantula found in Southeast Asia. The range of this genus includes Myanmar, southeastern China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo.- Description :...

 Simon, 1892

• Haplopelma albostriatum
  Haplopelma albostriatum
  Haplopelma albostriatum is a moderately large terrestrial tarantula species from Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia which spends most of its time in a burrow. This species's name comes from the Latin Greek prefix albo, meaning white, and the Latin word , meaning lines or striped...
  
   (Simon, 1886) — Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia
• Haplopelma doriae (Thorell, 1890) — Borneo
• Haplopelma hainanum (Liang et al., 1999) — China
• Haplopelma lividum Smith, 1996 — Myanmar
• Haplopelma longipes von Wirth & Striffler, 2005 — Thailand, Cambodia
• Haplopelma minax (Thorell, 1897) — Myanmar, Thailand
• Haplopelma robustum Strand, 1907 — Singapore
• Haplopelma salangense (Strand, 1907) — Malaysia
• Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth, 1991 — Vietnam
• Haplopelma vonwirthi Schmidt, 2005 — Southeast Asia

Lampropelma Simon, 1892

• Lampropelma nigerrimum Simon, 1892 — Indonesia
• Lampropelma violaceopes Abraham, 1924 — Malaysia, Singapore

Ornithoctonus

Ornithoctonus

Ornithoctonus is a genus of old-world tarantulas in the family Theraphosidae.-References: : , version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History....

 Pocock, 1892

• Ornithoctonus andersoni Pocock, 1892 — Myanmar
• Ornithoctonus aureotibialis von Wirth & Striffler, 2005 — Thailand
• Ornithoctonus costalis (Schmidt, 1998) — Thailand

Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895

• Phormingochilus everetti Pocock, 1895 — Borneo
• Phormingochilus fuchsi Strand, 1906 — Sumatra
• Phormingochilus tigrinus Pocock, 1895 — Borneo

Poecilotheriinae

Poecilotheriinae are tree spiders from India and Sri Lanka, some of which are considered endangered

Endangered species

An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...

. This sub-family contains only a single genus.

Poecilotheria

Poecilotheria

Poecilotheria is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of arboreal tarantula. This genus is known for vivid color patterns, fast movement, and potent venom compared to other tarantulas. The genus is native to Sri Lanka and India. The name Poecilotheria is derived from...

 Simon, 1885
P. formosa is the same species as P. nallamalaiensis. P. formosa was described by Pocock in 1899, while P. nallamalaiensis was described by Rao et al. in 2006, making P. formosa the older name and thus the senior synonym, and the valid name. GABRIEL, R. 2010. Poecilotheria nallamalaiensis Rao et al., 2006, a junior synonym of Poecilotheria formosa Pocock, 1899
As found in world spider catalog. http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/THERAPHOSIDAE.html

Poecilotheria Uniformis is believed to be extinct. A live specimen hasn't been sighted since it's discovery by Strand 1913, in Sri Lanka. The species is only known by the single specimen brought back from that expedition. It has since been bleached from nearly 100 years of "preservation" in alcohol.

Selenocosmiinae

Selenocosmiinae. This subfamily consists mainly of tarantulas from East Asia and Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Like the East Asian tarantulas in Ornithoctoninae

Ornithoctoninae

Ornithoctoninae, also known as earth tigers, are a subfamily of old-world tarantulas, which were first erected in 1895 by Reginald Innes Pocock on basis of the genotype Ornithoctonus andersoni described in 1892 from former Burma, now Myanmar....

, these are known for their strong venom and defensive disposition. Species of the genus Psalmopoeus do not have urticating hairs, unusual among New World species.

Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891

• Chilobrachys andersoni (Pocock, 1895) — India, Myanmar, Malaysia
• Chilobrachys annandalei Simon, 1901 — Malaysia
• Chilobrachys assamensis Hirst, 1909 — India
• Chilobrachys bicolor (Pocock, 1895) — Myanmar
• Chilobrachys brevipes (Thorell, 1897) — Myanmar
• Chilobrachys dyscolus (Simon, 1886) — Vietnam
• Chilobrachys femoralis Pocock, 1900 — India
• Chilobrachys fimbriatus Pocock, 1899 — India
• Chilobrachys flavopilosus (Simon, 1884) — India, Myanmar
• Chilobrachys fumosus (Pocock, 1895) — India
• Chilobrachys guangxiensis (Yin & Tan, 2000) — China
• Chilobrachys hardwicki (Pocock, 1895) — India
• Chilobrachys huahini Schmidt & Huber, 1996 — Thailand
• Chilobrachys hubei Song & Zhao, 1988 — China
• Chilobrachys liboensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008 — China
• Chilobrachys nitelinus Karsch, 1891 — Sri Lanka
• Chilobrachys oculatus (Thorell, 1895) — Myanmar
• Chilobrachys paviei (Simon, 1886) — Thailand
• Chilobrachys pococki (Thorell, 1897) — Myanmar
• Chilobrachys sericeus (Thorell, 1895) — Myanmar
• Chilobrachys soricinus (Thorell, 1887) — Myanmar
• Chilobrachys stridulans (Wood Mason, 1877) — India
• Chilobrachys thorelli Pocock, 1900 — India
• Chilobrachys tschankoensis Schenkel, 1963 — China

Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892

• Coremiocnemis cunicularia (Simon, 1892) — Malaysia
• Coremiocnemis tropix Raven, 2005 — Queensland
• Coremiocnemis valida Pocock, 1895 — Malaysia

Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996

• Haplocosmia himalayana (Pocock, 1899) — Himalayas
• Haplocosmia nepalensis Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996 — Nepal

Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895

• Lyrognathus achilles West & Nunn, 2010 Borneo
• Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895 — India
• Lyrognathus fuscus West & Nunn 2010 — Borneo
• Lyrognathus lessunda West & Nunn 2010 — Indonesia
• Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988 — Malaysia
• Lyrognathus saltator Pocock, 1900 — India

Orphnaecus Simon, 1892

• Orphnaecus pellitus Simon, 1892 — Philippines

Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897

• Phlogiellus aper (Simon, 1891) — Java
• Phlogiellus atriceps Pocock, 1897 — Java
• Phlogiellus baeri (Simon, 1877) — Philippines
• Phlogiellus bicolor Strand, 1911 — New Britain
• Phlogiellus brevipes (Thorell, 1897) — Myanmar
• Phlogiellus inermis
  Phlogiellus inermis
  The Singapore , is a small, semi-arboreal species, of tarantula from south-east Asia. These small, primarily brown spiders have a leg-span of up to 1.75 inches.- Pets :...
  
   (Ausserer, 1871) — Malaysia to Lombok
• Phlogiellus insularis (Simon, 1877) — Philippines
• Phlogiellus nebulosus (Rainbow, 1899) — Solomon Is.
• Phlogiellus ornatus (Thorell, 1897) — Myanmar
• Phlogiellus subarmatus (Thorell, 1891) — Nicobar Is.
• Phlogiellus subinermis (Giltay, 1934) — Southeast Asia

Psalmopoeus

Psalmopoeus

Psalmopoeus is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas. The genus is native to Central America and South America including the West Indies. These species are believed to be relatively venomous, and research in the venom of P. cambridgei shows it to be similar...

 Pocock, 1895
Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999

• Selenobrachys philippinus Schmidt, 1999 — Philippines

Selenocosmia

Selenocosmia

Selenocosmia is a genus of Tarantula from Australasia.-References: : , version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History....

 Ausserer, 1871
Selenotholus Hogg, 1902

• Selenotholus foelschei Hogg, 1902 — Northern Territory

Selenotypus

Selenotypus

The Selenotypus genus includes some of the largest of Australia's theraphosids. At present, the only recognised species within this genus is Selenotypus plumipes , but this is expected to change, as it is becoming apparent that the genus has a wide distribution, and at present...

 Pocock, 1895
Yamia Kishida, 1920

• Yamia bundokalbo (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) — Philippines
• Yamia muta (Giltay, 1935) — Philippines
• Yamia watasei Kishida, 1920 — Taiwan

Selenogyrinae

Selenogyrinae consists of tarantulas from India and Africa.

Annandaliella

Annandaliella

Annandaliella is a genus of tarantulas endemic to India.-Name:The genus name commemorates Nelson Annandale, the founder director of the Zoological Survey of India....

 Hirst, 1909
Euphrictus Hirst, 1908

• Euphrictus spinosus Hirst, 1908 — Cameroon
• Euphrictus squamosus (Benoit, 1965) — Congo

Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897

• Selenogyrus africanus (Simon, 1887) — Ivory Coast
• Selenogyrus aureus Pocock, 1897 — Sierra Leone
• Selenogyrus austini Smith, 1990 — Sierra Leone
• Selenogyrus brunneus Strand, 1907 — West Africa
• Selenogyrus caeruleus Pocock, 1897 — Sierra Leone

Stromatopelminae

Stromatopelminae are tree-dwelling tarantulas from western Africa.

Encyocratella Strand, 1907

• Encyocratella olivacea Strand, 1907 — Tanzania

Heteroscodra

Heteroscodra

Heteroscodra is a genus of tarantulas which are native to West Africa and Central Africa. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a strong venom, and can inflict a painful bite.- Species :*Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 — Cameroon, Gabon...

 Pocock, 1899

• Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 — Cameroon, Gabon
• Heteroscodra crassipes latithorax Strand, 1920 — Congo
• Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899 — West, Central Africa

Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881

• Stromatopelma batesi (Pocock, 1902) — Cameroon, Congo
• Stromatopelma calceatum (Fabricius, 1793) — West Africa
• Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes (Pocock, 1897) — West Africa
• Stromatopelma fumigatum (Pocock, 1899) — Río Muni
• Stromatopelma pachypoda (Strand, 1908) — Cameroon
• Stromatopelma satanas (Berland, 1917) — Gabon, Congo

Theraphosinae

Theraphosinae consists of new-world terrestrial tarantulas with urticating hair

Urticating hair

Urticating hairs, i.e. stinging hairs, are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by numerous plants, some New World tarantulas, and various lepidopteran caterpillars. Urtica is Latin for "nettle", and hairs that urticate are characteristic of this type of plant, and many other plants in...

s. The majority of spiders kept as pets are of this sub-family.

Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871

• Acanthoscurria acuminata Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005 — Bolivia, Brazil
• Acanthoscurria antillensis Pocock, 1903 — Lesser Antilles
• Acanthoscurria atrox Vellard, 1924 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria aurita Piza, 1939 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria bollei Schmidt, 2005 — Argentina, Uruguay
• Acanthoscurria borealis Schmidt & Peters, 2005 — Guatemala
• Acanthoscurria brocklehursti
  Acanthoscurria brocklehursti
  The Brazilian black and white tarantula, Acanthoscurria brocklehursti, is a species of spider best known for its aggressive eating habits, distinctive coloring, and rapid rate of growth...
  
   F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909 — Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
• Acanthoscurria chiracantha Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria convexa (C. L. Koch, 1842) — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria cordubensis Thorell, 1894 — Argentina
• Acanthoscurria cunhae Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria cursor Chamberlin, 1917 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria ferina Simon, 1892 — Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
• Acanthoscurria fracta Chamberlin, 1917 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria geniculata (C. L. Koch, 1841) — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria guaxupe Piza, 1972 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria hirsutissimasterni Schmidt, 2007 — Argentina
• Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892 — Bolivia
• Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892 — South America
• Acanthoscurria melanotheria Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria minor Ausserer, 1871 — Guyana
• Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892 — Bolivia
• Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria parahybana Mello-Leitão, 1926 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria pugnax Vellard, 1924 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria rhodothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria rondoniae Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000 — French Guiana
• Acanthoscurria sternalis Pocock, 1903 — Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
• Acanthoscurria suina Pocock, 1903 — Argentina, Uruguay
• Acanthoscurria tarda Pocock, 1903 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria theraphosoides
  Acanthoscurria theraphosoides
  Acanthoscurria theraphosoides is a species of spider from the family Theraphosidae ....
  
   (Doleschall, 1871) — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria transamazonica Piza, 1972 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria urens Vellard, 1924 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria violacea Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Acanthoscurria xinguensis Timotheo, 1960 — Brazil

Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005

• Aenigmarachne sinapophysis Schmidt, 2005 — Costa Rica

Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010

• Agnostopelma gardel Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010 — Colombia
• Agnostopelma tota Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010 — Colombia

Ami

Ami (genus)

Ami is a genus of tarantula spiders of South and Central America.-Name:The genus is named after a word in the Tupí language, meaning "spider that does not spin a web". A. caxiuana is named after the type locality, which means "place of many snakes" in Tupí; A...

 Perez-Miles, 2008
Aphonopelma

Aphonopelma

Aphonopelma is a genus of tarantulas, members of which are native to the Americas. It includes nearly all of the North American tarantulas north of Mexico and a considerable part of the tarantulas which range into Central America. Only a few species are described from South America...

 Pocock, 1901

• Aphonopelma aberrans (Chamberlin, 1917) — Chile
• Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin, 1940) — USA
• Aphonopelma anitahoffmannae Locht et al., 2005 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma apacheum Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma armada (Chamberlin, 1940) — USA
• Aphonopelma arnoldi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma baergi Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma behlei Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma bicoloratum Struchen, Brändle & Schmidt, 1996 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma bistriatum (C. L. Koch, 1838) — Brazil
• Aphonopelma braunshausenii Tesmoingt, 1996 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma breenei Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma brunnius Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma burica Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Aphonopelma caniceps (Simon, 1891) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma chalcodes
  Aphonopelma chalcodes
  Aphonopelma chalcodes, commonly known as the western desert tarantula, Arizona blond tarantula or Mexican blond tarantula is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae. It has a limited distribution in the deserts of Arizona and adjacent parts of Mexico but can be very common within...
  
   Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma chamberlini Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma chambersi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma clarki Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma clarum Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma coloradanum (Chamberlin, 1940) — USA
• Aphonopelma cookei Smith, 1995 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma cratium Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma crinirufum (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Aphonopelma crinitum (Pocock, 1901) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma cryptethum Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma duplex (Chamberlin, 1925) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma echinum (Chamberlin, 1940) — USA
• Aphonopelma eustathes (Chamberlin, 1940) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma gabeli Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma geotoma (Chamberlin, 1937) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma gertschi Smith, 1995 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma griseum Chamberlin, 1940 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma gurleyi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma hageni (Strand, 1906) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma harlingenum (Chamberlin, 1940) — USA
• Aphonopelma helluo (Simon, 1891) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard, 1852) — USA
• Aphonopelma hesperum (Chamberlin, 1917) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma heterops Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma hollyi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma iodius (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) — USA
• Aphonopelma iviei Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma joshua Prentice, 1997 — USA
• Aphonopelma jungi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma lanceolatum (Simon, 1891) — Nicaragua
• Aphonopelma latens (Chamberlin, 1917) — El Salvador, Nicaragua
• Aphonopelma levii Smith, 1995 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma lithodomum Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma marxi (Simon, 1891) — USA
• Aphonopelma minchi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) — USA
• Aphonopelma mojave Prentice, 1997 — USA
• Aphonopelma mooreae Smith, 1995 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma mordax (Ausserer, 1871) — USA
• Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma odelli Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma pallidum
  Aphonopelma pallidum
  Aphonopelma pallidum is a tarantula of the family Theraphosidae. Commonly called the rose-grey, or Mexican rose, it is not available in the pet-trade. During the late 1990's and early 2000's, and undescribed species of Brachypelma was often traded under the name pallidum, , but was since formally...
  
   (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma paloma Prentice, 1993 — USA
• Aphonopelma pedatum (Strand, 1907) — Surinam
• Aphonopelma phanum Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma phasmus Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma platnicki Smith, 1995 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma prosoicum Chamberlin, 1940 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma punzoi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma radinum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) — USA
• Aphonopelma reversum Chamberlin, 1940 — USA
• Aphonopelma rothi Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma rubropilosum (Ausserer, 1871) — Brazil
• Aphonopelma ruedanum Chamberlin, 1940 — Mexico
• Aphonopelma rusticum (Simon, 1891) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma sandersoni Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma schmidti Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma sclerothrix (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Aphonopelma seemanni
  Aphonopelma seemanni
  The Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula, also known as the Striped-knee Tarantula , inhabits most of western Costa Rica, as well as other parts of Central America, such as Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is black with white stripes near the joint. Specimens from Nicaragua are tan-coloured.Zebra...
  
   (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897) — Central America
• Aphonopelma serratum (Simon, 1891) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma smithi
  Aphonopelma smithi
  Aphonopelma smithi, also known as the Bay Area Blond tarantula, is an endemic spider to Northern California, found in California interior chaparral and woodlands habitats.-Habitat:...
  
   Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma stahnkei Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer, 1875) — USA
• Aphonopelma stoicum (Chamberlin, 1925) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma sullivani Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma texense (Simon, 1891) — USA
• Aphonopelma truncatum (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897) — Mexico
• Aphonopelma vogelae Smith, 1995 — USA
• Aphonopelma vorhiesi (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) — USA
• Aphonopelma waconum (Chamberlin, 1940) — USA
• Aphonopelma wichitanum (Chamberlin, 1940) — USA
• Aphonopelma xanthochromum (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Aphonopelma zionis Chamberlin, 1940 — USA

Bonnetina Vol, 2000

• Bonnetina alagoni Locht & Medina, 2008 — Mexico
• Bonnetina cyaneifemur Vol, 2000 — Mexico
• Bonnetina rudloffi Vol, 2001 — Mexico

Brachypelma

Brachypelma

Brachypelma is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas.-Characteristics:The species are native to parts of Central America. Habitat destruction and pet-trade collection has led these spiders to be among the few arthropods protected under the international CITES...

 Simon, 1891
Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995

• Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Strand, 1907) — Venezuela

Citharacanthus

Citharacanthus

Citharacanthus is a genus of New world tarantulas in the Theraphosidae family. They are found in Central America and the Antilles.- Species :This genus includes the following species:* Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995...

 Pocock, 1901

• Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995 — Cuba
• Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994) — Cuba
• Citharacanthus livingstoni Schmidt & Weinmann, 1996 — Guatemala
• Citharacanthus longipes (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897) — Mexico, Central America
• Citharacanthus meermani Reichling & West, 2000 — Belize
• Citharacanthus niger Franganillo, 1931 — Cuba
• Citharacanthus sargi (Strand, 1907) — Guatemala
• Citharacanthus spinicrus (Latreille, 1819) — Cuba, Hispaniola

Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940

• Clavopelma tamaulipeca (Chamberlin, 1937) — Mexico

Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996

• Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West, 1996 — Belize

Cubanana Ortiz, 2008

• Cubanana cristinae
  Cubanana cristinae
  Cubanana cristinae is a species of New World tarantula and the only species in the genus Cubanana.The species was described in 2008 and is endemic to Cuba, occurring in the east of the island....
  
   Ortiz, 2008 — Cuba

Cyclosternum

Cyclosternum

Cyclosternum is a genus of New world tarantulas in the Theraphosidae family. Eighteen species are currently recognized, all native to Central America and South America.- Species :The following species are currently recognized:...

 Ausserer, 1871

• Cyclosternum bicolor (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) — Brazil
• Cyclosternum fasciatum
  Cyclosternum fasciatum
  Cyclosternum fasciatum is a species of a new-world tarantula native to Costa Rica. Also known as Costa Rican Tiger Rump, its maximum legspan of makes it a rather small tarantula species, yet it is one of the largest of its genus...
  
   (O. P.-Cambridge, 1892) — Costa Rica
• Cyclosternum garbei (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Cyclosternum gaujoni Simon, 1889 — Ecuador
• Cyclosternum janthinum (Simon, 1889) — Ecuador
• Cyclosternum kochi (Ausserer, 1871) — Venezuela
• Cyclosternum macropus (Ausserer, 1875) — Mexico
• Cyclosternum melloleitaoi Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971 — Brazil
• Cyclosternum obscurum Simon, 1891 — Mexico
• Cyclosternum palomeranum West, 2000 — Mexico
• Cyclosternum pentalore
  Cyclosternum pentalore
  Cyclosternum pentalore is a species of New world tarantula native to Guatemala....
  
   (Simon, 1888) — Guatemala
• Cyclosternum rufohirtum (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
• Cyclosternum schmardae Ausserer, 1871 — Colombia, Ecuador
• Cyclosternum spinopalpus (Schaefer, 1996) — Paraguay
• Cyclosternum viridimonte Valerio, 1982 — Costa Rica

Cyriocosmus

Cyriocosmus

Cyriocosmus is a spider genus in the family Theraphosidae .- External links:...

 Simon, 1903

• Cyriocosmus bertae Pérez-Miles, 1998 — Brazil
• Cyriocosmus blenginii Pérez-Miles, 1998 — Bolivia
• Cyriocosmus chicoi Pérez-Miles, 1998 — Brazil
• Cyriocosmus elegans
  Cyriocosmus elegans
  Cyriocosmus elegans is a spider species in the genus Cyriocosmus and the family Theraphosidae found in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago.-Basic Information:...
  
   (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago
• Cyriocosmus fasciatus (Mello-Leitão, 1930) — Brazil
• Cyriocosmus fernandoi Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 — Brazil
• Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999 — Colombia
• Cyriocosmus nogueiranetoi Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 — Brazil
• Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007 — Bolivia
• Cyriocosmus pribiki Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 — Peru
• Cyriocosmus ritae Pérez-Miles, 1998 — Peru, Brazil
• Cyriocosmus rogerioi Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 — Peru
• Cyriocosmus sellatus (Simon, 1889) — Peru, Brazil
• Cyriocosmus versicolor (Simon, 1897) — Paraguay, Argentina

Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892

• Cyrtopholis agilis Pocock, 1903 — Hispaniola
• Cyrtopholis anacanta Franganillo, 1935 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis annectans Chamberlin, 1917 — Barbados
• Cyrtopholis bartholomaei (Latreille, 1832) — St. Thomas, Antigua
• Cyrtopholis bonhotei (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901) — Bahama Is.
• Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis culebrae (Petrunkevitch, 1929) — Puerto Rico
• Cyrtopholis cursor (Ausserer, 1875) — Hispaniola
• Cyrtopholis femoralis Pocock, 1903 — Montserrat
• Cyrtopholis flavostriata Schmidt, 1995 — Virgin Is.
• Cyrtopholis gibbosa Franganillo, 1936 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis innocua (Ausserer, 1871) — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis intermedia (Ausserer, 1875) — South America
• Cyrtopholis ischnoculiformis (Franganillo, 1926) — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis jamaicola Strand, 1908 — Jamaica
• Cyrtopholis major (Franganillo, 1926) — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis media Chamberlin, 1917 — St. Kitts
• Cyrtopholis meridionalis (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil
• Cyrtopholis obsoleta (Franganillo, 1935) — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis palmarum Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945 — Brazil
• Cyrtopholis plumosa Franganillo, 1931 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis portoricae Chamberlin, 1917 — Puerto Rico
• Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff, 1995 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis regibbosa Rudloff, 1994 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis respina Franganillo, 1935 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis schmidti Rudloff, 1996 — Brazil
• Cyrtopholis unispina Franganillo, 1926 — Cuba
• Cyrtopholis zorodes Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil

Euathlus

Euathlus

Euathlus is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing four species of tarantulas....

 Ausserer, 1875
Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901

• Eupalaestrus campestratus
  Eupalaestrus campestratus
  The Pink Zebra Beauty is a terrestrial tarantula native to Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is known for its docile and tolerant temperament and is therefore an attractive pet tarantula...
  
   (Simon, 1891) — Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
• Eupalaestrus guyanus (Simon, 1892) — Guyana
• Eupalaestrus spinosissimus Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1894) — Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina

Grammostola

Grammostola

Grammostola is a genus of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae, being native to tropical South America.These spiders are medium to large in size and usually brown in color, with pinkish or orangish-red hairs...

 Simon, 1892
Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875

• Hapalopus aldanus West, 2000 — Mexico
• Hapalopus aymara Perdomo, Panzera & Pérez-Miles, 2009 — Bolivia
• Hapalopus butantan (Pérez-Miles, 1998) — Brazil
• Hapalopus formosus Ausserer, 1875 — Colombia
• Hapalopus guianensis Caporiacco, 1954 — French Guiana
• Hapalopus nigriventris (Mello-Leitão, 1939) — Venezuela
• Hapalopus nondescriptus Mello-Leitão, 1926 — Brazil
• Hapalopus triseriatus Caporiacco, 1955 — Venezuela

Hapalotremus Simon, 1903

• Hapalotremus albipes Simon, 1903 — Bolivia
• Hapalotremus cyclothorax (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Hapalotremus exilis (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916) — Peru
• Hapalotremus muticus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Hapalotremus scintillans (Mello-Leitão, 1929) — Brazil

Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903

• Hemirrhagus cervinus (Simon, 1891) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus chilango Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus coztic Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus elliotti (Gertsch, 1973) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus eros Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus gertschi Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus grieta (Gertsch, 1982) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus mitchelli (Gertsch, 1982) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus nahuanus (Gertsch, 1982) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus ocellatus Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus papalotl Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus pernix (Ausserer, 1875) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus puebla (Gertsch, 1982) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus reddelli (Gertsch, 1973) — Mexico
• Hemirrhagus stygius (Gertsch, 1971) — Mexico

Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871

• Homoeomma brasilianum (Chamberlin, 1917) — Brazil
• Homoeomma elegans (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958) — Argentina
• Homoeomma familiare Bertkau, 1880 — Brazil
• Homoeomma hirsutum (Mello-Leitão, 1935) — Brazil
• Homoeomma humile Vellard, 1924 — Brazil
• Homoeomma montanum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Homoeomma nigrum (Walckenaer, 1837) — Brazil
• Homoeomma peruvianum (Chamberlin, 1916) — Peru
• Homoeomma pictum (Pocock, 1903) — Peru
• Homoeomma simoni Soares & Camargo, 1948 — Brazil
• Homoeomma strabo (Simon, 1892) — Colombia, Brazil
• Homoeomma stradlingi O. P.-Cambridge, 1881 — Brazil
• Homoeomma uruguayense (Mello-Leitão, 1946) — Uruguay, Argentina
• Homoeomma villosum (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil

Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008

• Kochiana brunnipes (C. L. Koch, 1842) — Brazil

Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850

• Lasiodora acanthognatha Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 — Brazil
• Lasiodora boliviana (Simon, 1892) — Bolivia
• Lasiodora brevibulba (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Lasiodora carinata (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Lasiodora citharacantha Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora cristata (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Lasiodora cryptostigma Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora curtior Chamberlin, 1917 — Brazil
• Lasiodora differens Chamberlin, 1917 — Brazil
• Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora dolichosterna Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora dulcicola Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora erythrocythara Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora fallax (Bertkau, 1880) — Brazil
• Lasiodora fracta Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) — Belize
• Lasiodora icecu (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Lasiodora isabellina (Ausserer, 1871) — Brazil
• Lasiodora itabunae Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora klugi
  Lasiodora klugi
  The Lasiodora klugi is a tarantula endemic to Brazil.The species grows from 8 to 10 inches in size and looks similar to Lasiodora Parahybana. The Klugi however has darker red hairs on its abdomen and has a heavier and thicker build than the Parahybana....
  
   (C. L. Koch, 1841) — Brazil
• Lasiodora lakoi Mello-Leitão, 1943 — Brazil
• Lasiodora mariannae Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora moreni (Holmberg, 1876) — Argentina
• Lasiodora panamana (Petrunkevitch, 1925) — Panama
• Lasiodora pantherina (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil
• Lasiodora parahybana
  Lasiodora parahybana
  The Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula is a relatively large spider originating from northeastern Brazil, hence its common name. This spider typically grows to a leg span of 20 cm , although occasionally exceptional specimens can reach leg spans of 25 cm . Large females can...
  
   Mello-Leitão, 1917 — Brazil
• Lasiodora parvior (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) — Panama
• Lasiodora pleoplectra Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora puriscal (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Lasiodora rubitarsa (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Lasiodora saeva (Walckenaer, 1837) — Uruguay
• Lasiodora spinipes Ausserer, 1871 — Brazil
• Lasiodora sternalis (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Lasiodora striatipes (Ausserer, 1871) — Brazil
• Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leitão, 1921 — Brazil
• Lasiodora tetrica (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
• Lasiodora trinitatis (Pocock, 1903) — Trinidad
• Lasiodora trinitatis pauciaculeis (Strand, 1916) — Trinidad

Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997

• Lasiodorides longicolli Schmidt, 2003 — Ecuador, Peru
• Lasiodorides polycuspulatus Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997 — Peru
• Lasiodorides rolinae Tesmoingt, 1999 — Peru
• Lasiodorides striatus (Schmidt & Antonelli, 1996) — Peru

Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2006

• Maraca cabocla (Pérez-Miles, 2000) — Brazil
• Maraca horrida (Schmidt, 1994) — Venezuela, Brazil

Megaphobema Pocock, 1901

• Megaphobema mesomelas (O. P.-Cambridge, 1892) — Costa Rica
• Megaphobema peterklaasi Schmidt, 1994 — Costa Rica
• Megaphobema robustum
  Megaphobema robustum
  Megaphobema robustum, known as the Colombian giant tarantula or Colombian giant redleg, has a span of 6 to 8 inches. Found in the tropical rainforests of Colombia and Brazil near logs, it will eat crickets, other large insects, small lizards and various mice. It is known for its defensive behavior....
  
   (Ausserer, 1875) — Colombia
• Megaphobema teceae Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2006 — Brazil
• Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt, 1995 — Ecuador

Melloleitaoina Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960

• Melloleitaoina crassifemur Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960 — Argentina

Metriopelma Becker, 1878

• Metriopelma breyeri (Becker, 1878) — Mexico
• Metriopelma coloratum Valerio, 1982 — Panama
• Metriopelma drymusetes Valerio, 1982 — Costa Rica
• Metriopelma familiare (Simon, 1889) — Venezuela
• Metriopelma ledezmae Vol, 2001 — Bolivia
• Metriopelma spinulosum F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897 — Guatemala
• Metriopelma variegata (Caporiacco, 1955) — Venezuela
• Metriopelma velox Pocock, 1903 — Ecuador
• Metriopelma zebratum Banks, 1909 — Costa Rica

Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004

• Neostenotarsus scissistylus (Tesmoingt & Schmidt, 2002) — French Guiana

Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996

• Nesipelma insulare Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996 — Nevis

Nhandu Lucas, 1983

• Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983 — Brazil, Paraguay
• Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001 — Brazil
• Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004 — Brazil
• Nhandu coloratovillosus (Schmidt, 1998) — Brazil
• Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984) — Brazil
• Nhandu vulpinus (Schmidt, 1998) — Brazil

Ozopactus Simon, 1889

• Ozopactus ernsti Simon, 1889 — Venezuela

Pamphobeteus

Pamphobeteus

Pamphobeteus is a genus of tarantulas native to northwestern South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world....

 Pocock, 1901
Paraphysa Simon, 1892

• Paraphysa parvula (Pocock, 1903) — Chile
• Paraphysa peruviana Schmidt, 2007 — Peru
• Paraphysa riparia Schmidt & Bolle, 2008 — Argentina
• Paraphysa scrofa (Molina, 1788) — Chile, Argentina

Phormictopus

Phormictopus

Phormictopus is a genus of theraphosid spiders that occurs in the West Indies mainly Cuba.-Species:*Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt, 1991 — Hispanola/Dominican Republic, Honduras...

 Pocock, 1901

• Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt, 1991 — Hispanola/Dominican Republic, Honduras (dubious location, but type locality described by Schmidt 1991)
• Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005 — Cuba
• Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
• Phormictopus cancerides
  Phormictopus cancerides
  The Hispaniolan Giant Tarantula is a tarantula native to the Dominican Republic, where it is called Cacata; Haiti, where it is called Araignée-crab; and Cuba, where it is rare. It occurs from the West Indies to Brazil. During the day they hide under rocks and debris and come out at night to look...
  
   (Latreille, 1806) — Hispanola
• Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875) — Cuba
• Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
• Phormictopus cubensis Chamberlin, 1917 — Cuba
• Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
• Phormictopus jonai Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba
• Phormictopus meloderma Chamberlin, 1917 — Hispanola
• Phormictopus platus Chamberlin, 1917 — USA (dubious), ? Hispnaola
• Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff, 2008 — Cuba

Likely misplaced species
Theraphosinae incertae sedis (cf Acanthoscurria), see Rudloff 2008.

• Phormictopus australis Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Argentina
• Phormictopus brasiliensis Strand, 1907 — Brazil
• Phormictopus ribeiroi Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil

Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901

• Plesiopelma flavohirtum (Simon, 1889) — Brazil
• Plesiopelma gertschi (Caporiacco, 1955) — Venezuela
• Plesiopelma imperatrix Piza, 1976 — Brazil
• Plesiopelma insulare (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Plesiopelma longisternale (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942) — Argentina, Uruguay
• Plesiopelma minense (Mello-Leitão, 1943) — Brazil
• Plesiopelma myodes Pocock, 1901 — Uruguay
• Plesiopelma physopus (Mello-Leitão, 1926) — Brazil
• Plesiopelma rectimanum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum (Simon, 1897) — Paraguay, Uruguay

Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923

• Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001 — Brazil
• Proshapalopus anomalus Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Proshapalopus multicuspidatus (Mello-Leitão, 1929) — Brazil

Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907

• Pseudhapalopus aculeatus Strand, 1907 — Bolivia
• Pseudhapalopus spinulopalpus Schmidt & Weinmann, 1997 — Colombia

Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001

• Reversopelma petersi Schmidt, 2001 — Ecuador or Peru

Schismatothele Karsch, 1879

• Schismatothele lineata Karsch, 1879 — Venezuela

Schizopelma F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897

• Schizopelma bicarinatum F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897 — Mexico, Central America
• Schizopelma masculinum (Strand, 1907) — Guatemala
• Schizopelma sorkini Smith, 1995 — Mexico

Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875

• Sericopelma commune F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897 — Panama
• Sericopelma dota Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Sericopelma fallax Mello-Leitão, 1923 — Brazil
• Sericopelma ferrugineum Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Sericopelma generala Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Sericopelma immensum Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Sericopelma melanotarsum Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Sericopelma panamense (Simon, 1891) — Mexico, Guatemala, Panama
• Sericopelma rubronitens Ausserer, 1875 — Central America
• Sericopelma silvicola Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Sericopelma striatum (Ausserer, 1871) — Venezuela
• Sericopelma upala Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica

Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879

• Sphaerobothria hoffmanni Karsch, 1879 — Costa Rica

Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997

• Stichoplastoris angustatus (Kraus, 1955) — El Salvador
• Stichoplastoris asterix (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Stichoplastoris denticulatus (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Stichoplastoris elusinus (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Stichoplastoris longistylus (Kraus, 1955) — El Salvador
• Stichoplastoris obelix (Valerio, 1980) — Costa Rica
• Stichoplastoris schusterae (Kraus, 1955) — El Salvador
• Stichoplastoris stylipus (Valerio, 1982) — Costa Rica, Panama

Theraphosa

Theraphosa

Theraphosa is a genus of tarantula spiders of South America. The two species of the genus are large....

 Thorell, 1870
Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994

• Thrixopelma cyaneolum Schmidt, Friebolin & Friebolin, 2005 — Peru
• Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994 — Peru
• Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998 — Chile

Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892

• Tmesiphantes amadoi Yamamoto et al., 2007 — Brazil
• Tmesiphantes bethaniae Yamamoto et al., 2007 — Brazil
• Tmesiphantes caymmii Yamamoto et al., 2007 — Brazil
• Tmesiphantes nubilus Simon, 1892 — Brazil

Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993

• Vitalius buecherli Bertani, 2001 — Brazil
• Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Vitalius longisternalis Bertani, 2001 — Brazil
• Vitalius lucasae Bertani, 2001 — Brazil
• Vitalius paranaensis Bertani, 2001 — Brazil, Argentina
• Vitalius platyomma
• Vitalius roseus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil
• Vitalius wacketi (Mello-Leitão, 1923) — Brazil

Xenesthis Simon, 1891

• Xenesthis immanis
  Xenesthis immanis
  Xenesthis immanis is a tarantula originating from Colombia. It is a relatively large spider with a body length reaching 6–7 cm....
  
   (Ausserer, 1875) — Panama to Venezuela
• Xenesthis intermedia Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945 — Venezuela
• Xenesthis monstrosa Pocock, 1903 — Colombia

Thrigmopoeinae

Subfamily Thrigmopoeinae are India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n tarantulas.

Haploclastus Simon, 1892

• Haploclastus cervinus Simon, 1892 — India
• Haploclastus himalayensis (Tikader, 1977) — India
• Haploclastus kayi Gravely, 1915 — India
• Haploclastus nilgirinus Pocock, 1899 — India
• Haploclastus robustus (Pocock, 1899) — India
• Haploclastus satyanus (Barman, 1978) — India
• Haploclastus tenebrosus Gravely, 1935 — India
• Haploclastus validus (Pocock, 1899) — India

Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899

• Thrigmopoeus insignis Pocock, 1899 — India
• Thrigmopoeus truculentus Pocock, 1899 — India

Other tarantula genera

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

Brachionopus Pocock, 1897

Gallon (2008) has recently proposed transferring the genus Brachionopus to the family Barychelidae

Barychelidae

The Brushed trapdoor spiders are a spider family with about 300 species in 44 general. This family is the only family in superfamily Barycheloidea....

, a proposal which is still disputed.

• Brachionopus annulatus (Purcell, 1903) — South Africa
• Brachionopus leptopelmiformis (Strand, 1907) — South Africa
• Brachionopus pretoriae (Purcell, 1904) — South Africa
• Brachionopus robustus (Pocock, 1897) — South Africa
• Brachionopus tristis (Purcell, 1903) — South Africa

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.

• Cardiopelma mascatum (Vol, 1999)