Phormictopus is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of theraphosid spider

Spider

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...

s that occurs in the West Indies mainly Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

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Species

• 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

Further Reading

(2000-2011): The world spider catalog, version 11.5. American Museum of Natural History.
(2008): Zur kenntnis der gattung Phormictopus Pocock 1901 - einem faunenelement der großen Antillen) Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Arthropoda. 15(4):2-51.
(2004): Terraristischer steckbrief der vogelspinnengattung Phormictopus (Pocock 1901). Arthropoda. 12(4):17-22.