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 sp., female, Brazil

Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon 1892, female, Bolivia

Aphonopelma crinitum (Pocock, 1901), male, Mexico

Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon 1892, male, Bolivia

Aphonopelma crinitum Pocock 1901, female, Mexico

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

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

Acanthoscurria cordubensis Thorell, 1894, female, Argentina

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aphonopelma serratum (Simon 1891), male, Mexico

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

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

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

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)

Aphonopelma sp., female, Arizona, USA

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

Aphonopelma sp., female, Sonora, Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas 1993, female, Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chilobrachys dyscolus (Simon, 1886), female, Vietnam

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

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

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

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

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

Chilobrachys nitelinus Karsch, 1892, female, Sri Lanka

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chilobrachys sp., female with eggsac, Thailand

Aphonopelma gabeli Smith 1995, female, New Mexico, USA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994), female, Cuba

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

Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994), male, Cuba

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

Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn 2010, female, West Malaysia

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

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

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

Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn 2010, female, West Malaysia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aphonopelma mooreae Smith 1995, female, Sonora, Mexico

Cotztetlana sp.1, female, Mexico

Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940, female, Nayarit, Mexico

Cotztetlana sp.2, female, Jalisco State, Mexico

Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940, male, Nayarit, Mexico

Cotztetlana sp.3, female, Puebla State, Mexico

Aphonopelma or Brachypelma sp., Coahuila, Mexico

Cotztetlana sp.3, male, Puebla State, Mexico

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

Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West 1996, female, Belize

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

Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West 1996, male, Belize

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

Crassicrus sp., female, Mexico

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

Crassicrus sp., female, Jalisco State, Mexico

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

Crassicrus sp., female, Yucatan State, Mexico

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

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

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

Cubanana cristinae Ortiz 2008, female, Cuba

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

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

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

Cyclosternum gaujoni Simon 1889, female, Ecuador

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

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

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

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

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

Cyclosternum schmardae Ausserer, 1871, female, Peru

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cyriocosmus bertae Pérez-Miles, 1998, male, Peru

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cyriocosmus nickolausgordoni Kaderka 2015, male, Venezuela

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

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

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

Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007, female, Bolivia

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

Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007, male, Bolivia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bonnetina papalutlensis Mendoza 2012, female, Morelos, Mexico

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

Cyrtopholis gibbosa Franganillo, 1936, male, s. Cuba

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1993, male, Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brachypelma emilia X Brachypelma boehmei, female - pet trade hybrid

Euathlus manicata (Simon, 1892), female, Chile

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

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

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

Euathlus sp.3, female, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.2, female, Farellones, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.4, female, Valparaiso, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.4, male, Valparaiso, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.5, female, Cerro Renca, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.5, male, Cerro Renca, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.6, female, Cerro Renca, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.6, male, Cerro Renca, Chile

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

Euathlus sp.7, male, Antofagasta Province, Chile

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitao 1921, female, Uruguay

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grammostola sp., female, Misiones Province, Argentina