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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
Hemirrhagus benzaa Mendoza 2014, female, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Photo - J. Mendoza)
Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892, male, St. Lucia Island, Lesser Antilles
Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917, female, Amazonas State, Brazil
Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitao 1917, female, eating a bat, ne. 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
Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leit∆o, 1921, female, Brazil
Acanthoscurria sp., female, Bolivia & Amazonas States, Venezuela
Lasiodorides polycuspulatus Schmidt & Bischoff 1997, female, Peru
Acanthoscurria sp., female, Brazil
Lasiodorides striatus (Schmidt & Antonelli 1996), female, eating a frog, Peru
Acanthoscurria suina Pocock 1903, female (postmoult), Argentina and Uruguay
Lyrognathus robustus Smith 1988, female, West Malaysia
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
Megaphobema peterklaasi Schmidt, 1994, female, Costa Rica. (Photo - C. Andre)
Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin, 1940), female, Zapata County, Texas, USA
Neischnocolus sp., female, Loreto, Peru. (Photo - B. Lamar)
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
Neoheterophrictus bhori Gravely, 1915, female, sw. India
Aphonopelma bicoloratum Struchen, BrÑndle & Schmidt, 1996, female, Guerrero State, Mexico
Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin 1940, female (common morph), Arizona, USA
Neostenotarsus guianensis (Caporiacco, 1954), female, Montsinery, French Guiana
Aphonopelma burica Valerio, 1980, female [pre-molt], Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin 1940, female (red morph), Bradshaw Mountains, Arizona, USA
Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983, female, Brazil
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
Nhandu chromatus Schmidt 2004, female (light morph), Brazil. (Photo - B. Lamar)
Aphonopelma crinitum Pocock 1901, female, Mexico
Nhandu chromatus Schmidt 2004, female, Brazil
Aphonopelma gabeli Smith 1995, female [left] and male [right] mating, New Mexico, USA
Nhandu chromatus Schmidt 2004, male, Brazil
Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin, 1940, female, California, USA.
Aphonopelma helluo (Simon 1891), female, n. Baja California, Mexico
Nhandu sp.2, female, Brazil
Aphonopelma gabeli Smith 1995, female, New Mexico, USA
Nhandu tripepii (Dresco 1984), male, Brazil
Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard 1852), female, Denver, Colorado, USA
Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984), female [dark morphotype], Brazil
Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard 1852), male (common color form), at female burrow entrance, New Mexico, USA,
Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard 1852), male, Bingham, New Mexico, USA
Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903, male (dried), ne. Bolivia
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
Pamphobeteus cf fortis (Ausserer, 1875), female [pre-molt], Colombia
Aphonopelma marxi (Simon, 1891), female, Arizona, USA
Pamphobeteus cf vespertinus (Simon, 1889), male, se. Ecuador & ne. Peru
Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939), female, Texas, USA
Pamphobeteus grandis Bertani, Fukushima & Silva 2008, male, Brazil
Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939), male, Zapata County, Texas, USA
Aphonopelma mojave Prentice 1997, female, e. California and w. Nevada, USA
Pamphobeteus sp., female, Colombia
Aphonopelma mooreae Smith, 1995, male, Sonora State, Mexico
Pamphobeteus sp., female, e. Loreto, Peru
Aphonopelma mojave Prentice 1997, male, Searchlight, Nevada, USA
Pamphobeteus ultramarinus Schmidt, 1995, female (post-molt), Ecuador
Aphonopelma mooreae Smith 1995, female, Sonora, Mexico
Pamphobeteus sp., male, Peru
Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940, female, Nayarit, Mexico
Pamphobeteus ultramarinus Schmidt, 1995, female (pre-molt), Ecuador
Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940, male, Nayarit, Mexico
Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005, male, s. Cuba
Aphonopelma or Brachypelma sp., Coahuila, Mexico
Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff 2008, female, Cuba
Aphonopelma paloma Prentice, 1993, female, Gila Bend, Arizona, USA
Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008, female, Cuba
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
Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875), female (post-molt), Cuba. (Photo - S. Scher)
Aphonopelma parvum Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016, male, Portal, Arizona, USA
Phormictopus sp., female, undescribed, s. Cuba
Aphonopelma peloncillo Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016, female, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Phormictopus sp.2, male, s. Dominican Republic.
Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond 2016, male, Black Mountains, Arizona, USA.
Phormictopus sp.1, male [green morph], s. Dominican Republic
Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016, female, Black Mountains, Arizona, USA
Phormictopus sp.5, male, Dominican Republic
Aphonopelma seemanni (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1897), male, Costa Rica
Phormictopus sp.6, female, Dominican Republic
Aphonopelma serratum (Simon 1891), female, Morelos State, Mexico
Phrixotrichus sp., male, Chile
Aphonopelma seemanni (F.O.P. Cambridge, 1897), female, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Phrixotrichus vulpinus (Karsch, 1880), female, Chile
Aphonopelma serratum (Simon 1891), male, Mexico
Plesiopelma sp., female, Bolivia. (Photo - E. Ythier)
Aphonopelma sp. [not Aph. seemanni], female (undescribed), Guatemala Department, Guatemala
Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001, female, Brazil
Aphonopelma sp. [undescribed], female, Hidalgo State, Mexico. (Photo - R. Carillo)
Psednocnemis davidgohi West, Nunn & Hogg 2012, female (in situ), West Malaysia
Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Jalisco State, Mexico
Pseudhapalopus sp., Colombia, Eric Ythier
Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Michoacan State, Mexico
Reichlingia annae (Reichling, 1997), female, Belize
Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico
Schizopelma sp.2, female, ne. Oaxaca State, Mexico
Aphonopelma sp., female (undescribed), Sonoro State, Mexico
Sericopelma angustum (Valerio, 1980), male, Costa Rica
Aphonopelma sp., female, Sonora, Mexico
Sickius longibulbi Soares & Camargo 1948, male, Brazil. (Photo - V, Ghirotto)
Aphonopelma sp., male (undescribed), Sinaloa State, Mexico
Sphaerobothria hoffmanni
Aphonopelma sp.3, female (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico
Theraphosinae, unknown genus species 4, female, Ecuador
Aphonopelma sp.4, female (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico
Thrixopelma lagunas Schmidt & Rudloff 2010, male, Peru
Aphonopelma sp.5, male (undescribed), Nuevo Leon State, Mexico
Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994, female, Loreto, Peru
Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer 1875), female, San Diego County, California, USA
Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt 1998, female, Chile
Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer 1875), male, Mt. Palomar, California, USA
Aphonopelma truncatum (F. O. P.-Cambridge 1897), male, Mexico
Thrixopelma ockerti Schmidt, 1994, male, Loreto, Peru
Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016, San Diego County, California, USA (Photo - T. Burkhart)
Thrixopelma pruriens Schmidt, 1998, male, Chile
Bistriopelma kiwicha Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020, female, Peru
Tliltocatl epicureanus (Chamberlin, 1925), female. Yucatan State, Mexico
Bistriopelma peyoi Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020, male, Peru (Photo - JC. Chaparro)
Tliltocatl schroederi (Rudloff 2003), female, Mexico
Bistriopelma matuskai Kaderka, 2014, female, Ayacucho Region, Peru. (Photo - B. Lamar)
Tliltocatl vagans (Ausserer 1875), female, s. Mexico & Belize
Bonnetina alagoni Locht & Medina, 2008, male, Morelos, Mexico
Tliltocatl verdezi (Schmidt, 2003), female, Mexico
Bonnetina alayoni Locht & Medina 2008, female, Morelos, Mexico
Umbyquyra acuminatum (Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005), male, Bolivia. (Photo - T. Kroes)
Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alvarez & Locht 2011, female, Mexico D.F., Mexico
Vitalius sorocabae (Mello-Leitao 1923), female, Brazil. (Photo - I. Sazima)
Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alvarez & Locht 2011, male, Mexico D.F., Mexico
Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitao 1923), female, Brazil. (Photo - R. Bertani)
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