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

Pseudhapalopus sp., Colombia, Eric Ythier

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

Theraphosinae, unknown genus species 4, female, Ecuador

Acanthoscurria sp., female, Brazil

Thrixopelma lagunas Schmidt & Rudloff 2010, male, Peru

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

Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994, female, Loreto, Peru

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

Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt 1998, female, Chile

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

Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994, male, Loreto, Peru

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

Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998, male, Chile

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

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

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

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

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

Tliltocatl schroederi (Rudloff 2003), female, Mexico

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

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

Aphonopelma crinitum Pocock 1901, female, Mexico

Tliltocatl verdezi (Schmidt, 2003), female, Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

Aphonopelma gabeli Smith 1995, female, New Mexico, USA

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

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