Theraphosinae - birdspidersCH

Theraphosinae

The subfamily of Theraphosinae displays the biggest group of tarantulas in the world – comprising species from the Americas with urticating setae. Recent studies suggest grouping by tribe, defining common ancestors, and clustering closely related genera and species together.

Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leit∆o, 1923, female, Bolivia (Photo - B. Rast)

Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon 1892, female, Bolivia

Aphonopelma sp., female, Arizona, USA

Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon 1892, male, Bolivia

Crassicrus sp., female, Mexico

Acanthoscurria geniculata (C. L. Koch, 1841), female, Brazil

Euathlus sp.4, male, Valparaiso, Chile

Acanthoscurria cordubensis Thorell, 1894, female, Argentina

Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leit∆o, 1923, female, S∆o Paulo State, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892, subadult female, St. Lucia Island

Nhandu chromatus Schmidt 2004, female, Brazil

Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892, male, St. Lucia Island, Lesser Antilles

Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917, female, Amazonas State, Brazil

Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892, female, St. Lucia Island, West Indies. (Photo - J. Tits)

Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917, male, Amazonas State, Brazil

Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leit∆o, 1923, female, S∆o Paulo State, Brazil (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Acanthoscurria simoensi, Vol, 2000, female, French Guiana. (hoto - M. Gamache)

Acanthoscurria sp., female (small sp.), se. Peru

Tliltocatl schroederi (Rudloff 2003), female, Mexico

Acanthoscurria sp., female, Bolivia & Amazonas States, Venezuela

Acanthoscurria sp., female, Brazil

Acanthoscurria suina Pocock 1903, female (postmoult), Argentina and Uruguay

Acanthoscurria suina Pocock 1903, female (premolt), Argentina and Uruguay

Agnostopelma tota Perez-Miles & Weinmann 2010, female, Colombia. (Photo - E. Ythier)

Antikuna urayrumi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021, female 'in situ', Huarochiri Province, Peru. Photo - M. Valladares)

Antikuna valladaresi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021, male 'in situ', Huarochiri Province, Peru. (Photo - M. Valladares)

Antikuna valladaresi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021, female 'in situ', Huarochiri Province, Peru. (Photo - M. Valladares)

Antikuna valladaresi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021, male, [4800 M], Huarochiri Province, Peru. (Photo - M. Valladares)

Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin, 1940), female, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin, 1940), female, Zapata County, Texas, USA

Aphonopelma anitahoffmannae Locht, Medina, Rojo & V†zquez, 2005, female, Mexico DF, Mexico. (Photo - M. Cordova)

Aphonopelma bicoloratum Strunchen et al. 1996, female (pre-molt), e. Michoacan and w. Guerrero State, Mexico

Aphonopelma burica Valerio, 1980, female [post-molt 'blue fang' view], Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Aphonopelma bicoloratum Struchen, BrÑndle & Schmidt, 1996, female, Guerrero State, Mexico

Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin 1940, female (common morph), Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma burica Valerio, 1980, female [pre-molt], Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin 1940, female (red morph), Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin 1940, female (dark morph), Black Mtns., Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin 1940, male, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma chiricahua Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016, female, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma crinirufum (Valerio, 1980), female, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Aphonopelma crinitum (Pocock, 1901), male, Mexico

Aphonopelma crinitum Pocock 1901, female, Mexico

Aphonopelma gabeli Smith 1995, female [left] and male [right] mating, New Mexico, USA

Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin, 1940, female, California, USA.

Aphonopelma helluo (Simon 1891), female, n. Baja California, Mexico

Aphonopelma gabeli Smith 1995, female, New Mexico, USA

Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard 1852), female, Denver, Colorado, USA

Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard 1852), male (common color form), at female burrow entrance, New Mexico, USA,

Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard 1852), male, Bingham, New Mexico, USA

Aphonopelma iodius (Chamberlin & Ivie 1939), female, east of Wasatch Mtns., Utah, USA

Aphonopelma johnnycashi Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond 2016, female, Pine Flat Lake, California, USA

Aphonopelma joshua Prentice, 1997, male, Searchlight, Nevada, USA

Aphonopelma marxi (Simon 1891), female, Crown King, Bradshaw Mtns., Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma marxi (Simon, 1891), male, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma marxi (Simon, 1891), female, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939), female, Texas, USA

Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939), male, Zapata County, Texas, USA

Aphonopelma mojave Prentice 1997, female, e. California and w. Nevada, USA

Aphonopelma mooreae Smith, 1995, male, Sonora State, Mexico

Aphonopelma mojave Prentice 1997, male, Searchlight, Nevada, USA

Aphonopelma mooreae Smith 1995, female, Sonora, Mexico

Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940, female, Nayarit, Mexico

Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940, male, Nayarit, Mexico

Aphonopelma or Brachypelma sp., Coahuila, Mexico

Aphonopelma paloma Prentice, 1993, female, Gila Bend, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma pallidum (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897), male [faded coloration], Chihuahua State, Mexico. (Photo - Ale Pe§a)

Aphonopelma parvum Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond 2016, female, Portal, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma parvum Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016, male, Portal, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma peloncillo Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016, female, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA

Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond 2016, male, Black Mountains, Arizona, USA.

Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016, female, Black Mountains, Arizona, USA

Aphonopelma seemanni (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1897), male, Costa Rica

Aphonopelma serratum (Simon 1891), female, Morelos State, Mexico

Aphonopelma seemanni (F.O.P. Cambridge, 1897), female, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Aphonopelma serratum (Simon 1891), male, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp. [not Aph. seemanni], female (undescribed), Guatemala Department, Guatemala

Aphonopelma sp. [undescribed], female, Hidalgo State, Mexico. (Photo - R. Carillo)

Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Jalisco State, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Michoacan State, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Sonoro State, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp., female, Sonora, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp., male (undescribed), Sinaloa State, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp.3, female (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp.4, female (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico

Aphonopelma sp.5, male (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico

Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer 1875), female, San Diego County, California, USA

Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer 1875), male, Mt. Palomar, California, USA

Aphonopelma truncatum (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1897), male, Mexico

Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016, San Diego County, California, USA (Photo - T. Burkhart)

Bistriopelma kiwicha Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020, female, Peru

Bistriopelma peyoi Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020, male, Peru (Photo - JC. Chaparro)

Bistriopelma matuskai Kaderka, 2014, female, Ayacucho Region, Peru. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Bonnetina alagoni Locht & Medina, 2008, male, Morelos, Mexico

Bonnetina alayoni Locht & Medina 2008, female, Morelos, Mexico

Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alvarez & Locht 2011, female, Mexico D.F., Mexico

Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alvarez & Locht 2011, male, Mexico D.F., Mexico

Bonnetina cyaneifemur Vol, 2000, female, Jalisco State, Mexico

Bonnetina cyaneifemur Vol, 2000, male, Jalisco State, Mexico

Bonnetina papalutlensis Mendoza 2012, female, Morelos, Mexico

Bonnetina papalutlensis Mendoza, 2012, male, Morelos State, Mexico

Bonnetina sp., female, Morelos State, Mexico. (Photo - M. Cordova)

Bonnetina sp., male (undescribed), Tamaulipas State, Mexico

Bonnetina tanzeri Schmidt, 2012, female, Mexico State, Mexico

Bonnetina tanzeri Schmidt, 2012, male, Mexico State, Mexico

Bonnetina vittata Ortiz & Francke, 2017, female, Michoac†n State, Mexico

Brachypelma albiceps (Pocock 1903), [formerly ruhnaui Schmidt 1997], female, Mexico

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992, female, Guerrero State, Mexico

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas 1993, female, Mexico

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas 1993, female [in situ, premolt], Mexico

Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1993, female, Michoacan State, Mexico

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1993, male, Mexico

Brachypelma emilia (White 1856), female at burrow, Mexico

Brachypelma emilia (White, 1856), female, Sinaloa & Nayarit State, Mexico

Brachypelma hamori Tesmoignt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997, female, Colima, Mexico. (Photo - R. Orozco)

Brachypelma emilia X Brachypelma boehmei, female - pet trade hybrid

Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoignt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997, female [post-molt], Colima State, Mexico

Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoignt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997, male, Colima State, Mexico

Brachypelma smithi (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1897), male [ne. Acapulco red form], Mexico

Brachypelma klaasi (Schmidt & Krause 1994), female [montane form], Mexico

Brachypelma smithi (F.O.P.-Cambridge, 1987), female (dark carapace morph),Guerrero State, Mexico

Brachypelma smithi (F.O.P.-Cambridge, 1987), male (dark carapace morph), Guerrero State, Mexico

Bumba horrida (Schmidt, 1994, )male, Amazonas State, Venezuela

Bumba horrida (Schmidt, 1994), female, Amazonas State, Venezuela

Cardiopelma mascatum Vol, 1999, female, Mexico DF, Mexico. (Photo - F. Vol)

Cardiopelma mascatum Vol, 1999, female, Mexico DF, Mexico

Cardiopelma mascatum Vol, 1999, male, Mexico DF., Mexico. (photo - F. Vol)

Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit 2012, female, frontal defensive behaviour, Bahia, Brazil (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit 2012, female, side view of defensive behaviour, Bahia, Brazil (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit 2012, male, Bahia State, Brazil (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Catanduba simoni (Soares & Camargo, 1948), female, Goias State, Brazil (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Catumiri petropolium Guadanucci 2004, male, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Catanduba simoni (Soares & Camargo, 1948), male, Goias State, Brazil (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012, female, Osmaniye Province, Turkey

Chaetopelma concolor (Simon 1873), female, Mersin, Turkey

Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012, male, Osmaniye Province, Turkey

Chaetopelma concolor (Simon 1873), male, Mersin, Turkey

Chaetopelma olivaceum (C. L. Koch 1842), female, Israel.

Chaetopelma olivaceum (C. L. Koch 1842), male, Beirut, Lebanon

Chilobrachys bicolor (Pocock, 1895), female, Myanmar. (Photo - F. CLeton)

Chilobrachys assamensis Hirst, 1909, female, border region of India & Myanmar. (Photo - V. A. Ismavel)

Chilobrachys dyscolus (Simon, 1886), female, Vietnam

Chilobrachys dyscolus (Simon, 1886), female, Vietnam. Photo - D. HoÖng

Chilobrachys guangxiensis (Yin & Tan 2000), female, sw. China

Chilobrachys fimbriatus Pocock, 1899, female, Western Ghats, India

Chilobrachys guangxiensis (Yin & Tan 2000), male, s. China

Chilobrachys hardwicki (Pocock ,1895), young emaciated female found 'in situ', India

Chilobrachys nitelinus Karsch, 1892, female, Sri Lanka

Chilobrachys sp. (undescribed), female, Penang State, West Malaysia

Chilobrachys sp. (undescribed), male, Penang State, West Malaysia

Chilobrachys sp., female (undescribed, small), Yunnan Province, China

Chilobrachys sp., female (undescribed), Perak State, West Malaysia

Chilobrachys sp., female with eggsac, Thailand

Chilobrachys sp., male (undescribed), Perak State, West Malaysia

Chinchaysuyu spinosa Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2022, female, n. Peru. (Photo - J. Allen)

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Strand, 1907), female (in situ), Falcon State, Venezuela

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (Strand, 1907), male, Falcon State, Venezuela

Citharacanthus cf livingstoni Schmidt & Weinmann, 1996, female, Guatemala

Citharacanthus cf longipes (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1897), female, Mexico

Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994), female, Cuba

Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994), male, Cuba

Citharacanthus meermani Reichling & West, 2000, female, Belmopan, Belize. (Photo - J. Meerman)

Citharacanthus meermani Reichling & West, 2000, male [missing left leg I], Belmopan, Belize. (Photo - J. Meerman)

Clavopelma cf tamaulipeca (Chamberlin, 1937), female, Tamaulipas and Neuvo Leon States, Mexico

Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002, female, n. Vietnam. (Photo - D. Huong)

Coremiocnemis cunicularia (Simon, 1892), female, Penang State, West Malaysia

Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn, 2010, male, Selangor, West Malaysia

Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn 2010, female, West Malaysia

Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn, 2010, female at burrow, Pahang State, West Malaysia. Rick C. West

Coremiocnemis kotacana West & Nunn, 2010, female, Sumatra. (Photo - N. Tandiono)

Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn 2010, female, Pahang State, West Malaysia

Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn 2010, female, West Malaysia

Coremiocnemis sp., female (undescribed), Borneo. (Photo - S. Rafn)

Coremiocnemis sp., female (undescribed), Kedah State, West Malaysia

Coremiocnemis sp., female (undescribed), Mindanao Island, Philippines

Coremiocnemis tropix Raven 2005, female, Queensland, Australia (Photo - S. Nunn)

Coremiocnemis valida Pocock, 1895, female, Brunei. (Photo - TC. Chen)

Coremiocnemis valida Pocock, 1895, male, Brunei. (Photo - TC. Chen)

Cotztetlana omiltemi Mendoza, 2012, female, Guerrero & Puebla State, Mexico. (Photo - W. Vila)

Cotztetlana sp.1, female, Mexico

Cotztetlana sp.2, female, Jalisco State, Mexico

Cotztetlana sp.3, female, Puebla State, Mexico

Cotztetlana sp.3, male, Puebla State, Mexico

Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West 1996, female, Belize

Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West 1996, male, Belize

Crassicrus sp., female, Jalisco State, Mexico

Crassicrus sp., female, Yucatan State, Mexico

Cubanana cristinae Ortiz 2008, female, Cuba. (Photo - D. Ortiz)

Cubanana cristinae Ortiz 2008, female, Cuba

Crassicrus tochtli Candia-Ram°rez & Francke 2017, female, Veracruz State, Mexico

Cyclosternum familiare (Simon, 1889), female, Venezuela. (Photo - F. Vol)

Cyclosternum gaujoni Simon 1889, female, Ecuador

Cyclosternum ledezmae (Vol 2001), female, Dept. of Beni, Bolivia. (Photo - F. Vol)

Cyclosternum ledezmae (Vol 2001), male, Dept. of Beni, Bolivia. (Photo - F. Vol)

Cyclosternum palomeranum West, 2000, female, Jalisco State, Mexico

Cyclosternum schmardae Ausserer, 1871, female, Peru

Cyclosternum palomeranum West, 2000, male, Jalisco State, Mexico

Cymbiapophysa velox (Pocock, 1903), female, Imbabura Region, Ecuador

Cyriocosmus aueri Kaderka, 2016, female, Loreto Region, Peru

Cyriocosmus aueri Kaderka, 2016, male, Loreto Region, Peru

Cyriocosmus bertae Pérez-Miles, 1998, male [with ectoparasite attached to abdomen], Peru

Cyriocosmus bertae Pérez-Miles, 1998, male, Peru

Cyriocosmus bicolor (Schiapelli & Gerschman 1945), female, State of Rondonia, Brazil

Cyriocosmus bicolor (Schiapelli & Gerschman 1945), male, Rondonia State, Brazil

Cyriocosmus elegans (Simon, 1889), female, Trinidad Island, West Indies

Cyriocosmus elegans (Simon, 1889), male, Trinidad Island, West Indies

Cyriocosmus fasciatus (Mello-Leit∆o, 1930), female, Brazil. (Photo - F. Cleton)

Cyriocosmus fernandoi Fukushima, Bertani & Silva, 2005, female (with missing forelegs), Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Cyriocosmus fernandoi Fukushima, Bertani & Silva, 2005, male, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Cyriocosmus hoeferi Kaderka, 2016, male, Amazonas State, Brazil

Cyriocosmus hoeferi Kaderka, 2016, female, Amazonas State, Brazil

Cyriocosmus itayensis Kaderka, 2016, female, Loreto, Peru. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni Kaderka, 2015, female, Amazonas State, Venezuela

Cyriocosmus nickolausgordoni Kaderka 2015, male, Venezuela

Cyriocosmus nogueira-netoi Fukushima et al. 2005, female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007, female, Bolivia

Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007, male, Bolivia

Cyriocosmus peruvianus Kaderka 2015, female, Rio Momon, Loreto, Peru.

Cyriocosmus ritae Perez-Miles 1998, female, ne. Peru. (Photo - C. Allen)

Cyriocosmus ritae Perez-Miles 1998, male, ne. Peru (B. Baldwin)

Cyriocosmus venezuelensis Kaderka, 2010, female, Venezuela. (Photo - Peter)-gigapixel-standard-scale-4_00x

Cyriocosmus venezuelensis Kaderka, 2010, male, Venezuela. Photo - E. Ythier)

Cyriocosmus sp. [undescribed], female, Peru. (Photo - H.-W. Auer)

Cyriocosmus williamlamari Kaderka, 2016, female, Amazonas State, Venezuela

Cyrtopholis bonhotei (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1901), female, Bimini Island, Bahamas, Caribbean

Cyrtopholis bartholomaei (Latreille 1832), female (post-molt), St. Thomas Island, West Indies

Cyrtopholis bonhotei (F.O.P-Cambridge 1901), Deep Creek, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. (Photo - E. Brooks)

Cyrtopholis cf agilis Pocock, 1903, female, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic

Cyrtopholis cf cursor (Ausserer, 1875), Barahona Province, Dominican Republic

Cyrtopholis cf cursor (Ausserer, 1875), female, Barahona Province, Dominican Republic

Cyrtopholis gibbosa Franganillo, 1936, female, Granma Province, Cuba

Cyrtopholis flavolineata Schmidt, 1995, female, St. Martin Island, West Indies. (Photo - A. Sanchez)

Cyrtopholis gibbosa Franganillo, 1936, male, s. Cuba

Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff 1995, female (post-molt), s. Cuba

Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff 1995, female (regenerated right Leg I), s. Cuba. (Photo - D. Ortiz)

Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff, 1995, male, Holguin Province, Cuba

Cyrtopholis regibbosa Rudloff, 1994, female, Cuba. (Photo - J.-P. Rudloff)

Cyrtopholis sp. [undescribed species], male, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic

Cyrtopholis sp. [undescribed], female, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic

Cyrtopholis sp., male [undescribed], s. Cuba (Photo - D. Ortiz)

Cyrtopholis sp., female [undescribed], Barahona Province, Dominican Republic

Cyrtopholis sp., male, St. Martin Island, West Indies

Cyrtopholis sp., male, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic

Davus pentaloris (Simon, 1888), female, Veracruz State, Mexico

Davus ruficeps (Simon, 1891), female, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Davus sp., female, Mexico. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Dolichothele bolivianum (Vol, 2001), female, Bolivia, (Phorto - E. Ythier)

Davus pentaloris (Simon, 1888)], female, nw. Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Dolichothele auratum (Vellard, 1924), female, Goi†s State, Brazil

Dolichothele diamantinensis (Bertani, Santos & Righi, 2009), female, Brazil

Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leit∆o, 1923, female, Bahia State, Brazil, (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leit∆o, 1923, male, Bahia State, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Dolichothele rufoniger (Guadanucci, 2007), penultimate female,Brazil

Encyocratella olivacea Strand 1907, male, Mount Meru, Tanzania, East Africa.

Encyocratella olivacea Strand, 1907, female, Tanzania, East Africa. (Photo - R. Gallon)

Encyocrates raffrayi Simon 1892, female, n. Madagascar. (Photo - B. Love)

Euathlus manicata (Simon, 1892), female (dark morph), Santiago, Chile

Euathlus manicata (Simon, 1892), female, Chile

Euathlus manicata (Simon, 1892), male, Chile

Euathlus sp.1, female (undescribed), Peru. Photo - M. Gamache)

Euathlus sp.3, female, Chile

Euathlus sp.2, female, Farellones, Chile

Euathlus sp.4, female, Valparaiso, Chile

Euathlus sp.5, female, Cerro Renca, Chile

Euathlus sp.5, male, Cerro Renca, Chile

Euathlus sp.6, female, Cerro Renca, Chile

Euathlus sp.6, male, Cerro Renca, Chile

Euathlus sp.7, male, Antofagasta Province, Chile

Eucratoscelus constrictus (GerstÑcker, 1873), female, Kenya, East Africa

Euathlus truculentus L. Koch, 1875, female, w. of Santiago, Chile

Eupalaestrus spinosissimus Mello-Leit∆o 1923, female [post-molt], Brazil (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Simon 1903, female, Paraguay

Eupalaestrus spinosissimus Mello-Leit∆o, 1923, female, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell 1894), female (post-molt), Argentina

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1894), female (pre-molt), Misiones Province, Argentina

Grammostola actaeon (Pocock 1903), female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Olsen)

Grammostola andreleetzi Vol, 2008 , female, Uruguay. (Photo - F. Vol)

Grammostola andreleetzi Vol, 2008, male, Uruguay. (Photo - F. Vol)

Grammostola grossa (Ausserer, 1871), female, Misiones Province, Argentina

Grammostola chalcothrix Chamberlin, 1917, male, C¢rdoba Province, Argentina

Grammostola iheringi (Keyserling 1891), female, Brazil. (Photo - D. Knafeljc)

Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitao 1921, female, Uruguay

Grammostola pulchripes (Simon 1891) [ formerly G. aureostriata Schmidt & Bullmer, 2001], female, Uruguay

Grammostola quirogai Montes De Oca et al. 2015, female, nr. Tacuaremb¢, Uruguay. (Photo - T. Mason)

Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer 1837), female (red morph), Chile

Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer 1837), male (color morph), Chile

Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer 1837), male (common color morph), Santiago, Chile

Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837), female (common color morph), Santiago Province, Chile

Grammostola sp. poss. rosea (Walckenaer, 1837), female (red morphotype), se. Chile

Grammostola sp., female, Misiones Province, Argentina

Grammostola vachoni Schiapelli & Gerschman 1961, female, Argentina

Hapalopus butantan (Perez-Miles 1998), female, n. Brazil. (Photo - P. Zani)

Grammostola vachoni Schiapelli & Gerschman 1961, male, Argentina

Hapalopus cf formosus Ausserer, 1875, female, Colombia, (Photo - E. Ythier)

Hapalopus cf triseriatus Caporiacco, 1955, female, Colombia. (Photo - E. Ythier)

Hapalopus cf triseriatus Caporiacco, 1955, male, ne. Venezuela. (Photo - F. Vol)

Hapalopus coloratus (Valerio, 1982), female, Darien Province, Panama

Hapalopus lesleyae Gabriel 2011, female, Guyana - French Guiana. (Photo - F. Vol)

Hapalopus lesleyae Gabriel 2011, male, Guyana - French Guiana. (Photo - F. Vol)

Hapalopus sp. male, Ecuador. (Photo - R. Bennett

Hapalopus sp., female, Colombia. (Photo - J. Burgess)

Hapalopus sp., female, Ecuador. (Photo - K. Swing)

Hapalopus sp., female, Ecuador. (Photo - L. Louro)

Hapalopus sp., female, French Guiana. (Photo - C. Marty)

Hapalotremus carabaya Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, R°os-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018, female, Peru

Hapalotremus hananqheswa Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021, female, Peru, (Photo - J. Allen)

Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916), Peru. (Photo - JC. Chaparro)

Hapalotremus marcapata Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, R°os-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018, female, Peru. (Photo - J. Allen)

Hapalotremus martinorum Pavallo & Ferretti, 2014, female, Salta Province, Argentina. (Photo - P. Cavallo)

Hapalotremus vilcanota Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, R°os-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018, female, Peru. (Photo - J. Allen)

Hapalotremus sp. nov., female, Peru

Hapalotremus yuraqchanka Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021, 2021, male, Bolivia. (Photo - J. Allen) (2)

Hapalotremus yuraqchanka Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021, female, Bolivia. (Photo - M. Pacheco)

Haploclastus devamatha Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014, female, Western Ghats, India. (Photo - R. Sanap)

Haploclastus devamatha Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014, sub-adult female, Western Ghats, India. (Photo - R. Sanap)

Haploclastus kayi Gravely 1915, female, sw. India

Haploclastus nilgirinus Pocock, 1899, female, India

Haplocosmia nepalensis Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996, female with egg sac, Nepal. (Photo - F. Cleton)

Haplocosmia himalayana (Pocock, 1899), female, N. India & Nepal

Hemirrhagus benzaa Mendoza 2014, female, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Photo - J. Mendoza)

Hemirrhagus chilango PÇrez-Miles & Locht, 2003, female, Mexico. (Photo - M. Patrikeev)

Hemirrhagus coztic PÇrez-Miles & Locht 2003, female, Morelos, Mexico. (Photo - J. Mendoza)

Hemirrhagus embolulatus Mendoza 2014, female, Oaxaca, Mexico

Hemirrhagus eros PÇrez-Miles & Locht, 2003, female, Oaxaca, Mexico, (Photo - W. Lamar)

Hemirrhagus franckei Mendoza 2014, male, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Photo - J. Mendoza)

Hemirrhagus ocellatus PÇrez-Miles & Locht 2003, female, Mexico D. F., Mexico. (Photo - J. Mendoza)

Hemirrhagus sp., female, Hidalgo State, Mexico. (Photo -J. Mendoza)

Hemirrhagus sp., female, Mexico. (Photo - J. Mendoza)

Hemirrhagus sp., female, Oaxaca State, Mexico. (Photo - T. Burkhardt)

Hemirrhagus sp., female, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Hemirrhagus sprousei Mendoza & Francke, 2018, female (light morph), Oaxaca, Mexico

Hemirrhagus sprousei Mendoza & Francke, 2018, female (dark morph), Oaxaca, Mexico

Hemirrhagus sprousei Mendoza & Francke, 2018, female (troglobitic, not functional eyes, light morph), Oaxaca, Mexico

Hemirrhagus valdezi Mendoza 2014, female, Guerrero, Mexico. (Photo - J. Mendoza)

Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1900, male, Togo, West Africa

Homoeomma brazilianum (Chamberlin 1917), male, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Homoeomma montanum (Mello-Leit∆o, 1923), female (pre-molt), Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Homoeomma montanum, female, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Kochiana brunnipes (C. L. Koch, 1841), female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Kochiana brunnipes (C. L. Koch, 1841), male, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Lasiodora carinata (Valerio, 1980), female, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. (Photo - T. Mason)

Lasiodora klugi (C. L. Koch, 1841), female, Brazil. (Photo - I. Sazima)

Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitao 1917, female, eating a bat, ne. Brazil

Lasiodora puriscal (Valerio 1980), female, Costa Rica

Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leit∆o, 1921, female, Brazil

Lasiodorides polycuspulatus Schmidt & Bischoff 1997, female, Peru

Lasiodorides polycuspulatus Schmidt & Bischoff 1997, male, Peru

Lasiodorides striatus (Schmidt & Antonelli 1996), female, eating a frog, Peru

Lyrognathus achilles West & Nunn 2010, female, Borneo, Rick C. West-gigapixel-standard-scale-2_00x-DeNoiseAI-standard

Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895, female (regenerated right rear leg, post-molt), Assam, India, (Photo - J-M. Verdez & F. Cleton)

Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895, male, Meghalaya, India. (Photo - J-M. Verdez & F. Cleton)

Lyrognathus giannisposatoi Nunn & West 2013, female [premolt], Sumatra

Lyrognathus fuscus West & Nunn 2010, female, Borneo-gigapixel-standard-scale-2_00x

Lyrognathus giannisposatoi Nunn & West 2013, female, Sumatra, Indonesia

Lyrognathus lessunda West & Nunn 2010, female [premolt coloration], Lombok Island, Indonesia, RCW

Lyrognathus robustus Smith 1988, female, West Malaysia

Lyrognathus lessunda, female (postmolt), Lombok Island. Photo Rick C. West

Magnacarina aldana (West, 2000), Nayarit State, Mexico

Megaphobema peterklaasi Schmidt, 1994, female, Costa Rica. (Photo - C. Andre)

Megaphobema mesomelas (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892), female (pre-molt), Costa Rica

Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt, 1995, female, se. Ecuador, ne. Peru & nw Brazil

Megaphobema mesomelas (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892), male (post-molt), Costa Rica

Megaphobema robustum (Ausserer, 1875), female, Colombia

Melloina rickwesti Raven, 1999, female, Gamboa, Panama

Munduruku bicoloratum Miglio, Bonaldo & PÇrez-Miles, 2013, female (rear-dorsal view), Brazil. (Photo - A. P. Gonzalez)

Neischnocolus amazonicus (Jimenez & Bertani, 2008), female with eggsac, Colombia, (Photo - E. Ythier)

Munduruku bicoloratum Miglio, Bonaldo & PÇrez-Miles, 2013, female (side view), Brazil. Photo - A. P. Gonzalez)

Neischnocolus sp., female, Gamboa, Panama

Neischnocolus sp., female, Loreto, Peru. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Neischnocolus yupanquii (Perez-Miles et al., 2008), female, Loreto, Peru, (Photo - S. Kirkpatrick)

Neoheterophrictus bhori Gravely, 1915, female, sw. India

Neoholothele fasciaaurinigra Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2015, female, Colombia. (Photo - E. Ythier)

Neoholothele incei (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1898), female with emerged young from the eggsac, Trinidad Island, West Indies

Neoholothele incei (F. O. P. Cambridge, 1898), female, Trinidad Island, West Indies

Neoholothele incei (F.O.P-Cambridge, 1899), female (golden morph), Trinidad Island, West Indies. (Photo - E. Ythier)

Neostenotarsus guianensis (Caporiacco, 1954), female, Montsinery, French Guiana

Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983, female, Brazil

Nhandu chromatus Schmidt 2004, female (light morph), Brazil. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001, female, Brazil (Photo - R. Bertani)

Nhandu chromatus Schmidt 2004, male, Brazil

Nhandu coloratovillosus (Schmidt 1998), female (color morph), Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Nhandu coloratovillosum male, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004, female (color morphotype), Brazil

Nhandu coloratovillosus (Schmidt, 1998), female (color morph2), Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Nhandu sp.1, female, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Nhandu sp.1, male, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Nhandu sp.2, female, Brazil

Nhandu tripepii (Dresco 1984), female, Brazil. Photo - Rick C. West (2)

Nhandu tripepii (Dresco 1984), female, Brazil. Photo - Rick C. West

Nhandu tripepii (Dresco 1984), male, Brazil

Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984), female [dark morphotype], Brazil

Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903, female with late instar young and cohabiting with a microhylid frog at maternal burrow, se Peru. (Photo - R. Cocroft)

Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903, female, Bolivia. (Photo - B. Rast)

Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903, male (dried), ne. Bolivia

Pamphobeteus cf antinous Pocock, 1903, female, e. Loreto, Peru

Pamphobeteus cf antinous Pocock, 1903, female, Loreto, Peru

Pamphobeteus cf fortis (Ausserer, 1875), female (post-molt), Colombia

Pamphobeteus cf fortis (Ausserer, 1875), female [pre-molt], Colombia

Pamphobeteus cf antinous Pocock, 1903, male, at burrow in Atta sp. leaf-cutter ant mound, Loreto, Peru

Pamphobeteus cf vespertinus (Simon, 1889), male, se. Ecuador & ne. Peru

Pamphobeteus cf vespertinus (Simon, 1889), female, se. Ecuador & ne. Peru

Pamphobeteus grandis Bertani, Fukushima & Silva 2008, male, Brazil

Pamphobeteus sp., female, Colombia

Pamphobeteus sp., female, e. Loreto, Peru

Pamphobeteus sp., female, n. Loreto, Peru. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Pamphobeteus ultramarinus Schmidt, 1995, female (post-molt), Ecuador

Pamphobeteus sp., male, Cuenca, Ecuador

Pamphobeteus sp., male, Peru

Pamphobeteus ultramarinus Schmidt, 1995, female (pre-molt), Ecuador

Phlogiellus pelidnus Nunn, West & von Wirth 2016, female, Sabah, Borneo. (Photo J.-M. Verdez)

Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005, male, s. Cuba

Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff 2008, female, Cuba

Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005, female, s. Cuba

Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008, female, Cuba

Phormictopus cubensis Chamberlin 1917, female, Cuba, (Photo - D. Ortiz)

Phormictopus sp. [poss. P. cancerides (Latreille 1806)], female, Domician Republic. Rick C. West

Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875), female (post-molt), Cuba. (Photo - S. Scher)

Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875), female (pre-molt), Cuba. (Photo - D. Ortiz)

Phormictopus cancerides, female, after molting, Dominican Republic & Haiti (Hispaniola)

Phormictopus sp.4, female [higher montane species], Dominican Republic

Phormictopus sp., female, undescribed, s. Cuba

Phormictopus sp.3, female [note blue chelicerae and ventral femora], s

Phormictopus sp.4, male [high montane species], Dominican Republic

Phormictopus sp.2, male, s. Dominican Republic.

Phormictopus sp.1, male [green morph], s. Dominican Republic

Phormictopus sp.5, male, Dominican Republic

Phormictopus sp.6, female, Dominican Republic

Phormictopus sp.5, female, Dominican Republic

Phrixotrichus sp., male, Chile

Phrixotrichus cf jara Peraf†n & PÇrez-Miles, 2014, young female, Valdivia Province, Chile. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Phrixotrichus vulpinus (Karsch, 1880), female, Chile

Phrixotrichus vulpinus (Karsch, 1880), male, s. Chile

Plesiopelma longisternale (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942), female, Argentina

Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum (Simon, 1897), male, Paraguay & Uruguay. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Plesiopelma longisternale (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942), male, Argentina

Plesiopelma sp., female, Bolivia. (Photo - E. Ythier)

Plesiopelma sp., female, São Paulo State, Brazil. Victor

Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001, female, Brazil

Proshapalopus anomalus Mello-Leit∆o, 1923, female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Proshapalopus multicuspidatus (Mello-Leitao 1929), female, Brazil

Psednocnemis davidgohi West, Nunn & Hogg 2012, female (in situ), West Malaysia

Psednocnemis brachyramosa (West & Nunn, 2010), female, West Malaysia. (Photo - F. Cleton)

Psednocnemis gnathospina (West & Nunn 2010), female, West Malaysia. (Photo - M. Benoåt)

Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi (West & Nunn, 2010), female (pre-molt), Pahang State, West Malaysia

Pseudhapalopus sp., Colombia, Eric Ythier

Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi (West & Nunn, 2010), female [post-molt], Pahang State, West Malaysia

Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011, female, Brazil. (Photo - J. Skowronek)

Reichlingia annae (Reichling, 1997), female, Belize

Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011, male, Brazil. (Photo - B. Rast)

Reversopelma Petersi Schmidt, 2001, female, se. Ecuador & ne. Peru

Schizopelma cf bicarinatum F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, female, Guerrero State, Mexico

Schizopelma sp.1, female, Jalisco State, Mexico

Schizopelma sp.2, female, ne. Oaxaca State, Mexico

Schizopelma sp.1, male, Jalisco State, Mexico

Sericopelma angustum (Valerio, 1980), female, San Pedro, Costa Rica. Photo - Rick C. West

Sericopelma cf embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936), female, Barro Colorado Island, Panama. (Photo - N. Winchester)

Sericopelma angustum (Valerio, 1980), male, Costa Rica

Sericopelma immensa Valerio, 1980, female, San Jose Province, Costa Rica. (Photo - B. Lamar)

Sericopelma melanotarsum Valerio, 1980, female, Costa Rica. (Photo - C. Andre)

Sericopelma melanotarsum Valerio 1980, male, Costa Rica. (Photo C. Valerio)

Sericopelma sp., male, Chiriqui Province, Panama, (Photo - S. Mansfield)

Sickius longibulbi Soares & Camargo 1948, female (post-molt), Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Sickius longibulbi Soares & Camargo 1948, male, Brazil. (Photo - V, Ghirotto)

Sickius longibulbi Soares & Camargo 1948, female (post-molt), Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Sickius longibulbi Soares & Camargo, 1948, female (pre-molt), S∆o Paulo State, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Sphaerobothria hoffmanni

Sphaerobothria hoffmanni Karsch, 1879, male, Costa Rica. (Photo - R. Gallon))

Spinosatibiapalpus trinitatis (Pocock, 1903), female, Trinidad Island, West Indies

Spinosatibiapalpus trinitatis (Pocock, 1903), male, Trinidad Island, West Indies

Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter 1991), female, Gavilan, Amazonas, Venezuela

Theraphosa blondi (Latreille 1804), female (dark morph), French Guiana

Theraphosa blondi (Latreille, 1804), female (common color form), French Guiana

Theraphosa blondi (Latreille, 1804), female, Roura District, French Guiana

Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & Weinmann 2010, female, Guyana. (Photo - S. Speich)

Theraphosinae, unknown genus species 4, female, Ecuador

Thrigmopoeus truculentus Pocock, 1899, female (smaller species), Goa, India

Thrixopelma cyaneolum Schmidt, Friebolin & Friebolin, 2005, female, Peru

Thrigmopoeus cf insignis Pocock, 1899, female (large species), Western Ghats, India. (Photo - P. Freed)

Thrixopelma cyaneolum Schmidt, Friebolin & Friebolin, 2005, male, Peru

Thrixopelma lagunas Schmidt & Rudloff 2010, male, Peru

Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994, female, Loreto, Peru

Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt 1998, female, Chile

Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994, male, Loreto, Peru

Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998, male, Chile

Tliltocatl epicureanus (Chamberlin, 1925), female. Yucatan State, Mexico

Tliltocatl epicureanus (Chamberlin, 1925), male, Yucatan State, Mexico. (Photo - E. Goyer)

Tliltocatl albopilosus, female, Nicaragua. (Photo P. Freed) (2)

Thrixopelma sp., female (arboreal), Loreto Department, Peru. (Photo J. Cancalosi)

Tliltocatl kahlenbergi (Rudloff 2008), female, Veracruz State, Mexico

Tliltocatl schroederi (Rudloff 2003), male, Mexico

Tliltocatl sabulosus (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897), female, Tikal, Guatemala

Tliltocatl sp., near albopilosus (Valerio 1980), female (pre-molt), Honduras

Tliltocatl sp. near albopilosus (Valerio, 1980), female (post molt), Honduras

Tliltocatl vagans (Ausserer 1875), female, s. Mexico & Belize

Tliltocatl vagans (Ausserer 1875), male, Belize

Tliltocatl verdezi (Schmidt, 2003), female, Mexico

Tmesiphantes sp., female (undescribed), Apurimac Region, Peru

Tmesiphantes sp., male (undescribed), Apurimac Region, Peru

Trichopelma gabrieli Mori & Bertani, 2020, female, Baoruco Province, Dominican Republic

Trichopelma coenobita Simon, 1889, female, Trinidad Island, Caribbean

Trichopelma huffi Mori & Bertani, 2020, female, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic

Trichopelma insulanum (Petrunkevitch, 1926), female. St. Thomas Island, Caribbean

Umbyquyra acuminatum (Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005), male, Bolivia. (Photo - T. Kroes)

Vitalius longisternalis Bertani 2001, female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leit∆o, 1923), male, S∆o Paulo State, Brazil. (Photo - V. Ghirotto)

Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitao 1923), female, Brazil. (Photo - I. Sazima)

Vitalius longisternalis Bertani, 2001, female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitao 1923), female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Vitalius wacketi (Mello-Leitao 1923), female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Vitalius wacketi (Mello-Leitao, 1923), female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)

Xenesthis cf immanis (Ausserer, 1875), ne. Colombia & nw. Venezuela

Xenesthis cf intermedia Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945, female, nw. Venezuela. (Photo - E. Goyer)

Xenesthis cf monstrosa Pocock, 1903, female, Colombia

Xenesthis sp. [poss. X. immanis (Ausserer, 1875)], female (blue morph), Colombia. (Photo D. Knafeljc)

Xenesthis immanis (Ausserer, 1875), female, ne. Colombia, nw. Venezuela

Additional blog posts

Mexican Yucatan Tarantula – Tliltocatl epicureanus19 March 2025
Goliath Birdeater Spider – Theraphosa blondi13 November 2024
Xenesthis sp. blue – Colombian Mountain Xenesthis17 October 2024
M. mesomelas – Costa Rica Red Leg Tarantula15 October 2024
Aphonopelma seemanni – Costa Rica Zebra Tarantula15 January 2023

Additional links & references

Overview of Theraphosinae at Tarantupedia / https://www.tarantupedia.com/theraphosinae
Pérez-Miles, F. & Perafán, C. (2020). Theraphosinae. In: Pérez-Miles, F. (ed.) New World Tarantulas. Zoological Monographs, 6, pp. 121-151. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48644-0_5

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