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:

Cratorrhagus Simon, 1891 = Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 35)

Gen. Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00203

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Cratorrhagus Simon, 1891f: 330 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00212] by Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 35; not a senior synonym of Encyocratella Strand, 1907 (Gallon, 2005a: 46, contra Raven, 1985a: 149) or of Avicuscodra Strand, 1908 (Gallon, 2008: 243, contra Raven, 1985a: 149.

Transferred to other genera:

Chaetopelma adenense Simon, 1890 -- see Ischnocolus

Chaetopelma arabicum (Strand, 1908) -- see Avicularia

Chaetopelma gardineri Hirst, 1911 -- see Nesiergus

Chaetopelma longipes L. Koch, 1875 -- see Holothele

Chaetopelma olivaceum (Strand, 1907) -- see Encyocratella

Chaetopelma strandi Schmidt, 1991 -- see Encyocratella

In synonymy:

Chaetopelma aegyptiacum Ausserer, 1871 = Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841 (Vollmer, 1997: 5, sub C. gracile)

Chaetopelma anatolicum Schmidt & Smith, 1995 = Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841 (Schmidt, 2005b: 13, sub C. gracile)

Chaetopelma gracile (Ausserer, 1871) = Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841 (Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 36)

Chaetopelma jerusalemensis (Smith, 1990, T from Ischnocolus) = Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841 (Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 36)

Chaetopelma shabati Hassan, 1950 = Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841 (Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 36)

Chaetopelma syriacum (Ausserer, 1871, T from Ischnocolus) = Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841 (Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 36)

Chaetopelma tetramerum (Simon, 1873) = Chaetopelma olivaceum C. L. Koch, 1841 (Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 36)

Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012 | | Turkey, Syria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045448

Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012: 130, f. 1-5, pl. 1b-9a (Dmf) Original description

Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019: 275, f. 3D-F, 4B (mf)

Chaetopelma concolor (Simon, 1873) | | Turkey, Syria, Egypt urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001931

Nemesia concolor Simon, 1873a: 31 (Dm; not f, =C. olivaceum) Original description

Cratorrhagus concolor Simon, 1891f: 330

Cratorrhagus concolor Simon, 1903a: 926, f. 1073-1076 (m)

Cratorrhagus concolor Schmidt, 1986: 40, f. 3-6 (m)

Cratorrhagus concolor Smith, 1990c: 116, f. 702-705 (m)

Cratorrhagus concolor Schmidt, 1993d: 56, f. 20-23 (m)

Cratorrhagus concolor Schmidt, 2003l: 108, f. 34-37 (m)

Chaetopelma concolor Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 41, f. 19-25 (m, Df)

Chaetopelma concolor Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019: 275, f. 3M–O, 4D-F, 6E (mf)

Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997 | | Cyprus urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001881

Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997: 5, f. 3-13 (Dmf) Original description

Chaetopelma karlamani Peters, 1998: 24, f. 3-13 (mf, reprint of above)

Chaetopelma karlamani Peters, 2000a: 87, f. 281-282 (mf)

Chaetopelma karlamani Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 39, f. 11-18 (mf)

Chaetopelma karlamani Le Peru, 2011: 105, f. 99 (mf)

Chaetopelma karlamani Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019: 275, f. 3A-C, 4C (mf)

Chaetopelma lymberakisi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019 | | Greece (Crete) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050838

Chaetopelma lymberakisi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019: 279, f. 3G-I, 5A-D, 6A,D,G-H, 7A-D (Dmf) Original description

Chaetopelma olivaceum (C. L. Koch, 1841) | | Cyprus, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Middle East urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001882

Mygale olivacea C. L. Koch, 1841a: vol. 9: 34, pl. 298, f. 712 (Df) Original description

Chaetopelma olivaceum Simon, 1892a: 140, f. 124

Ischnocolus gracilis Ausserer, 1871a: 187 (Dj) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001880]

Chaetopelma olivaceum Strand, 1907l: 21 (Dmf)

Ischnocolus syriacus Ausserer, 1871a: 189 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002172]

Cratorrhagus tetramerus Reimoser, 1919: 8

Chaetopelma aegyptiaca Ausserer, 1871a: 191 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057174]

Chaetopelma aegyptiaca Gerhardt, 1921: 245, pl. 1, f. 4 (m)

Avicularia tetramera Simon, 1873a: 17 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001932]

Chaetopelma shabati Hassan, 1950: 163, f. 1-10 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001883]

Avicularia striatocauda Simon, 1873a: 19 (Dmf)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Denis, 1955a: 438, f. I.A-C (m)

Nemesia concolor Simon, 1873a: 31 (f, misidentified)

Cratorrhagus tetrameris Bonnet, 1956: 1247

Ischnocolus striatocauda Ausserer, 1875: 173

Chaetopelma olivaceum Schmidt, 1986: 43, f. 25 (m)

Cratorrhagus tetramera Simon, 1892a: 137

Ischnocolus gracilis Smith, 1986b: 88, f. 58h (m)

Ischnocolus gracilis Smith, 1987d: 88, f. 58h (m)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Smith, 1989a: 13, unnumbered f. (f)

Chaetopelma adenense Smith, 1990c: 109, f. 601-616 (m, misidentified)

Chaetopelma aegyptiacum Smith, 1990c: 110, f. 617-631 (m)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Smith, 1990c: 113, f. 652-668 (mf)

Chaetopelma shabati Smith, 1990c: 114, f. 669-685 (mf)

Ischnocolus gracilis Smith, 1990c: 127, f. 787-802 (Df)

Ischnocolus jerusalemensis Smith, 1990c: 130, f. 830-846 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002165]

Chaetopelma aegyptiacum Smith, 1991c: 74, f. 2-16 (m)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Smith, 1991c: 75, f. 17-33 (mf)

Chaetopelma shabati Smith, 1991c: 75, f. 34-50 (mf)

Chaetopelma aegyptiacum Schmidt, 1993d: 56, f. 17 (m)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Schmidt, 1993d: 56, f. 18-19 (mf)

Ischnocolus gracilis Schmidt, 1993d: 57, f. 30 (f)

Chaetopelma anatolicum Schmidt & Smith, 1995: 1, f. 1-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001877]

Chaetopelma gracile Vollmer, 1997: 5, f. 1-2 (mf, T from Ischnocolus, S of Chaetopelma aegyptiacum)

Chaetopelma gracile Peters, 1998: 20, f. 48, 50 (mf)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Peters, 1998: 31, f. 62, 64 (mf)

Chaetopelma shabati Peters, 1998: 31, f. 67-68 (mf)

Chaetopelma gracile Peters, 2000a: 86, f. 287 (f)

Chaetopelma gracile Schmidt, 2003l: 107, f. 29-31 (mf)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Schmidt, 2003l: 107, f. 32-33 (mf)

Chaetopelma gracile Schmidt, 2005b: 13, 10 f. (mf, S of Chaetopelma anatolicum)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Guadanucci & Gallon, 2008: 36, f. 1-10 (mf, S of Chaetopelma gracile, C. shabati, C. tetramerum, Ischnocolus jerusalemensis and I. syriacus)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Le Peru, 2011: 105, f. 100 (mf)

Chaetopelma olivaceum Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019: 275, f. 3J-L, 4A, 6B-C (mf)

Chaetopelma persianum Zamani & West, 2023 | | Iran urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058816

Chaetopelma persianum Zamani & West, 2023: 77, f. 1A-E, 2A-B, 3A-C (Df) Original description

Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047185

Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014: 267, f. 1A-E, 2F-K (Dmf) Original description

Chaetopelma turkesi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019: 275, f. 6F (m)

Chaetopelma webborum Smith, 1990 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001885

Chaetopelma webbi Smith, 1990c: 115, f. 686-701 (Df; N.B.: patronym for Ann and Frank Webb) Original description

Chaetopelma webborum Peters, 1998: 33, f. 73 (f)