World Spider Catalog

Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: for the year of description (1869 vs. 1870) see Sherwood et al., 2021: 396, Breitling, 2021b published a different opinion; Raven, 1994: 333 considered the Trichopelmatinae (genera Trichopelma and Psalistops) to belong to the Theraphosidae rather than to Barychelidae, but has not provided a phylogenetic argument for this change; Trichopelma was finally transferred to the Theraphosidae (Guadanucci, 2014: 514) as well as Psalistops (Mori & Bertani, 2020: 37), so in fact Trichopelmatinae is now transferred to Theraphosidae; the monophyly of Theraphosidae and of the most recognized theraphosid subfamilies was confirmed by Lüddecke et al., 2018 and by Foley et al., 2019.

In synonymy:

Brachypelmides Schmidt & Krause, 1994 = Brachypelma Simon, 1891 (Smith, 1995: 159)

Gen. Brachypelma Simon, 1891 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00200

N.B.: Brachypelma recovered as diphyletic by Turner et al., 2018: 99 and redefined by Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 92 incl. splitting of Tliltocatl Mendoza & Francke, 2020; removed from the synonymy of Euathlus Ausserer, 1875 by Schmidt, 1992a: 10; considered a senior synonym of Brachypelmides Schmidt & Krause, 1994b: 7 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04824] (type B. klaasi Schmidt & Krause, 1994) by Smith, 1995: 159; synonymy of Brachypelmides not accepted by Schmidt, 1997d and Schmidt, 1998f, but confirmed by Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 92.

Transferred to other genera:

Brachypelma albopilosum Valerio, 1980 -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma andrewi Schmidt, 1992 -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma angustum Valerio, 1980 -- see Sericopelma

Brachypelma aureoceps (Chamberlin, 1917) -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) -- see Sericopelma

Brachypelma epicureanum (Chamberlin, 1925) -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma fossorium Valerio, 1980 -- see Sandinista

Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008 -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma sabulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma schroederi Rudloff, 2003 -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma vagans (Ausserer, 1875) -- see Tliltocatl

Brachypelma verdezi Schmidt, 2003 -- see Tliltocatl

In synonymy:

Brachypelma annitha Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997 = Brachypelma smithi F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 (Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 162)

Brachypelma ruhnaui (Schmidt, 1997) = Brachypelma albiceps Pocock, 1903 (Locht et al., 2005: 108)

Brachypelma albiceps Pocock, 1903 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001696

Eurypelma pallidum F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 21, pl. 1, f. 17 (f, misidentified)

Brachypelma albiceps Pocock, 1903b: 103 (Df) Original description

Aphonopelma albiceps Smith, 1995: 70, f. 76-82 (removed f from S of A. pallidum)

Brachypelmides ruhnaui Schmidt, 1997d: 205, f. 1-4 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001864]

Brachypelmides ruhnaui Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 199-201 (mf)

Brachypelmides ruhnaui Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 3 (m)

Aphonopelma albiceps Peters, 2000a: 23, f. 43 (f)

Brachypelmides ruhnaui Peters, 2000a: 76, f. 250-252 (mf)

Aphonopelma albiceps Peters, 2003: 32, f. 107 (f)

Brachypelmides ruhnaui Peters, 2003: 133, f. 542, 545-547 (mf)

Brachypelmides ruhnaui Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 207 (mf)

Brachypelmides albiceps Schmidt, 2004f: 4, f. 1 (T to synonymized generic name)

Brachypelma albiceps Locht et al., 2005: 108 (mf, T from Aphonopelma, S of Brachypelma ruhnaui)

Brachypelma albiceps Estrada-Alvarez, 2014: 57, f. 18 (f)

Brachypelma albiceps Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 93, f. 5A-G, 6A-D, 7A-G, 8A-B (mf)

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001854

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992d: 9, f. 1, 3 (Dmf) Original description

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 187 (f)

Brachypelma auratum Smith, 1995: 160, f. 851-866 (mf)

Brachypelma auratum Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 5 (f)

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 192 (f)

Brachypelma auratum Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 6 (f)

Brachypelma auratum Peters, 2000a: 65, f. 210-211 (mf)

Brachypelma auratum Peters, 2003: 110, f. 439-440, 443, 446-447 (mf)

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 203 (f)

Brachypelma auratum Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 98, f. 9A-G, 10A-D, 11A-C, 12A-F, 13A-C, 36A-D (mf)

Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1993 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001856

Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1993a: 15, f. 1-10 (Dm) Original description

Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1995: 163, f. 875-883 (m)

Brachypelma baumgarteni Peters, 2000a: 66, f. 214-215 (m)

Brachypelma baumgarteni Peters, 2003: 114, f. 457, 460 (m)

Brachypelma baumgarteni Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 103, f. 14A-G, 15A-D, 16A-G, 17A-C, 37A-D (m, Df)

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1993 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001857

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1993: 7, f. 1-2 (Dmf) Original description

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 193a (m)

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1994: 8, f. 1-2 (mf)

Brachypelma boehmei Smith, 1995: 164, f. 884-900 (mf)

Brachypelma boehmei Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 1 (f)

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 190 (m)

Brachypelma boehmei Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 41-42 (m)

Brachypelma boehmei Peters, 2000a: 67, f. 218 (f)

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt, 2003l: 137, 152, f. 201, 273 (mf)

Brachypelma boehmei Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 107, f. 18A-G, 19A-D, 20A-B, 21A-G, 22A-C, 37E-H (mf)

Brachypelma emilia (White, 1856) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001859

Mygale emilia White, 1856: 185, pl. 43 (Dm) Original description

Brachypelma aemilia Simon, 1891f: 338 (Dmf)

Eurypelma emilia F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 19, pl. 2, f. 5 (m)

Brachypelma emilia Smith, 1986b: 49, f. 27h (Tmf from Eurypelma=Avicularia)

Brachypelma emilia Smith, 1987d: 49, pl. 2, f. 27h (m)

Brachypelma emilia Hancock & Hancock, 1989: 46, f. 41 (f)

Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 1992a: 10 (Tmf from Euathlus per Raven)

Euathlus emilia Baxter, 1993: 72, f. 19-20 (f)

Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 188 (f)

Brachypelma emilia Smith, 1995: 166, f. 901-915 (mf)

Brachypelma emilia Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 46, f. 9-10 (mf)

Brachypelma emilia Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 6 (f)

Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 191, 193 (mf)

Brachypelma emilia Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 7 (f)

Brachypelma emilia Peters, 2000a: 68, f. 222 (f)

Brachypelma emilia Bertani, 2001: 338, f. 153-156 (mf)

Brachypelma emilia Peters, 2003: 117, f. 473-474, 477, 480, 483 (mf)

Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 2003l: 152, f. 274-277 (mf)

Brachypelma emilia Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 100, f. 13 (f)

Brachypelma emilia Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 112, f. 23A-G, 24A-D, 25A-F, 26A-C, 36E-H (mf)

Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001862

Brachypelma smithi Hancock & Hancock, 1989: 44, f. 39 (f, T from Eurypelma=Avicularia) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1992a: 10 (T from Euathlus) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1992d: 14, f. 2, 4 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Euathlus smithi Baxter, 1993: 73, f. 17-18, pl. A, f. 1-6 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 190 (f) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Smith, 1995: 170, f. 940-956 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 1-6 (Dmf) Original description

Brachypelma smithi Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 2 (f) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997b: 3, pl. 9-11 (m)

Brachypelma smithi Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997b: 4, pl. 10-11 (m) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 195 (f) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Peters, 2000a: 72, f. 235-236 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Peters, 2003: 125, f. 510, 512-513 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 2003l: 153, f. 283-284 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167]

Brachypelma hamorii Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167, f. 24-40, 46-49, 52, 57-60 (mf)

Brachypelma hamorii Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 116, f. 27A-F, 28A-F, 35B,D, 37I-L (mf)

Brachypelma klaasi (Schmidt & Krause, 1994) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001863

Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt & Krause, 1994b: 7, f. 1-2 (Dmf) Original description

Brachypelma klaasi Smith, 1995: 169, f. 926-939 (mf)

Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 198, 202 (mf)

Brachypelmides klaasi Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 4, 9 (mf)

Brachypelmides klaasi Vol, 1999a: 11, f. A (f)

Brachypelmides klaasi Peters, 2000a: 75, f. 244-247 (mf)

Brachypelmides klaasi Peters, 2003: 131, f. 533-535, 537 (mf)

Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 204 (m)

Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 208 (f)

Brachypelma klaasi Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 119, f. 29A-G, 30A-F, 31A-F, 32A-C, 36I-L (mf)

Brachypelma smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001866

Eurypelma smithi F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 20, pl. 1, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Brachypelma smithi Pocock, 1903b: 103

Brachypelma annitha Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 1-6 (Dmf; N.B.: specific name considered a noun in apposition rather than a patronym) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001853]

Brachypelma annitha Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997b: 2, pl. 7-8, 11 (m)

Brachypelma smithi Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 5 (m)

Brachypelma annitha Peters, 2000a: 64, f. 205-207 (mf)

Brachypelma annitha Peters, 2003: 108, f. 428, 435-436 (mf)

Brachypelma smithi Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 162, f. 3-22, 42-45, 50-51, 53-56 (mf, S of Brachypelma annitha)

Brachypelma smithi Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 123, f. 33A-H, 34A-F, 35A,C, 37M-P (mf)