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:

Paraphysa Simon, 1892 = Euathlus Ausserer, 1875 (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2397)

Gen. Euathlus Ausserer, 1875 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00219

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Brachypelma Simon, 1891 by Raven, 1985a: 150; Schmidt, 1991b: 12 removed Brachypelma from synonymy; that resurrection was subsequently rejected by Smith, 1991b: 19, but was justified by Schmidt, 1992a: 10 and a senior synonym of Paraphysa Simon, 1892a: 166 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00262] (type P. manicata Simon, 1892) by Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2397 (in part, nec Paraphysa peruviana Schmidt, 2007, nec Paraphysa riparia Schmidt & Bolle, 2008); not a senior synonym of Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889 per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2408, contra Schmidt, 1996a: 14 (contra Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 54, who considered Phrixotrichus a senior synonym of Grammostola Simon, 1892) and not a senior synonym of Ashantia Strand, 1908 per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2408, contra Gallon, 2005d: 199 (contra Raven, 1985a: 112).

Transferred to other genera:

Euathlus albopilosus (Valerio, 1980) -- see Tliltocatl

Euathlus angustus (Valerio, 1980) -- see Sericopelma

Euathlus chilensis (Molina, 1810) -- see Phrixotrichus

Euathlus emilia (White, 1856) -- see Brachypelma

Euathlus fossorius (Valerio, 1980) -- see Sandinista

Euathlus mesomelas (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892) -- see Abdomegaphobema

Euathlus pallidus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) -- see Aphonopelma

Euathlus peruvianus (Schmidt, 2007) -- see Thrixopelma

Euathlus pulcherrimaklaasi (Schmidt, 1991) -- see Cyclosternum

Euathlus roseus (Guérin, 1838) -- see Grammostola

Euathlus sabulosus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) -- see Tliltocatl

Euathlus scrofa (Molina, 1782) -- see Phrixotrichus

Euathlus smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) -- see Brachypelma

Euathlus vagans (Ausserer, 1875) -- see Tliltocatl

Euathlus vulpinus (Karsch, 1880) -- see Phrixotrichus

Euathlus vulpinus ater (Donoso, 1957) -- see Phrixotrichus

In synonymy:

Euathlus phryxotrichoides (Strand, 1907, T from Phrixotrichus) = Euathlus truculentus L. Koch, 1875 (Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 48)

Euathlus affinis (Nicolet, 1849) | | Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001786

Mygale affinis Nicolet, 1849: 333, pl. 1, f. 6 (Df) Original description

Brachypelma affinis Mello-Leitão, 1936d: 118

Euathlus affinis Fukushima & Bertani, 2017: 122, f. 221, 225 (Tf from Avicularia)

Euathlus antai Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 | | Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047534

Euathlus antai Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2401, f. 3A-C (Df) Original description

Euathlus atacama Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 | | Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047535

Euathlus atacama Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2402, f. 4A-F (Dmf) Original description

Euathlus condorito Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 | | Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047536

Euathlus condorito Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2404, f. 5A-F (Dmf) Original description

Euathlus condorito Montenegro & Aguilera, 2024a: 333, f. 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a-b, 7a (mf)

Euathlus diamante Ferretti, 2015 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048132

Euathlus diamante Ferretti, 2015c: 316, f. 2a-e, 3a-e (Dmf) Original description

Euathlus grismadoi Ríos-Tamayo, 2020 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052069

Euathlus grismadoi Ríos-Tamayo, 2020: 85, f. 1a-j, 2a-d (Dmf) Original description

Euathlus manicatus (Simon, 1892) | | Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047537

Paraphysa manicata Simon, 1892a: 166 (Dm) Original description

Paraphysa manicata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 27, pl. 1, f. 18 (m)

Paraphysa manicata Strand, 1907f: 221 (Df)

Paraphysa manicata Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1963: 106, f. 2, 4, 6, 11-12 (m)

Paraphysa manicata Legendre & Calderón, 1984: 1024, pl. I, f. 1-15 (m, Df)

Paraphysa manicata Schmidt, 1993c: 8, unnumbered f. (f)

Paraphysa manicata Schmidt, 1993d: 92, f. 260-263 (mf)

Paraphysa manicata Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 54, f. 33 (m)

Paraphysa scrofa Schmidt & Antonelli, 1999: 21, f. 1-7 (mf; misidentified per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2406)

Paraphysa scrofa Peters, 2000b: 74, f. 207-209 (mf; misidentified per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2406)

Paraphysa scrofa Schmidt, 2003l: 126, f. 105-107 (m; misidentified per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2406)

Euathlus manicata Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2406, f. 6A-E (mf, T from Paraphysa, removed from S of Paraphysa scrofa rejecting Schmidt, 1996a: 17)

Euathlus manicata Montenegro & Aguilera, 2024a: 333, f. 2b, 3b, 6a-b, 7c (m)

Euathlus mauryi Ríos-Tamayo, 2020 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052070

Euathlus mauryi Ríos-Tamayo, 2020: 91, f. 3a-j, 4a-e (Dmf) Original description

Euathlus pampa Ríos-Tamayo, 2020 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052071

Euathlus pampa Ríos-Tamayo, 2020: 93, f. 5a-d (Df) Original description

Euathlus parvulus (Pocock, 1903) | | Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002269

Phryxotrichus parvulus Pocock, 1903b: 107 (Dm) Original description

Phrixotrichus parvulus Legendre & Calderón, 1984: 1035, pl. VII, f. 1-10 (m)

Phrixotrichus parvulus Schmidt, 1993d: 96, f. 281-283 (m)

Paraphysa parvula Schmidt, 1996a: 17 (Tm from Phrixotrichus)

Paraphysa parvula Schmidt, 2003l: 182, f. 461-463 (m)

Euathlus parvulus Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2406, f. 7A-D (Tm from Paraphysa=Euathlus, Df)

Euathlus sagei Ferretti, 2015 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048133

Euathlus sagei Ferretti, 2015c: 318, f. 4a-f, 5a-e, 6a-c (Dmf) Original description

Euathlus tenebrarum Ferretti, 2015 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048134

Euathlus tenebrarum Ferretti, 2015c: 320, f. 7a-e, 8a-e, 9a (Dmf) Original description

Euathlus truculentus L. Koch, 1875 | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001997

Euathlus truculentus L. Koch in Ausserer, 1875: 188, pl. 7, f. 35 (Dm) Original description

Paraphysa phryxotrichoides Strand, 1907f: 225 (Dj) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056962]

Paraphysa manicata Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1963: 106, f. 8 (f, misidentified)

Paraphysa phryxotrichoides Legendre & Calderón, 1984: 1027, pl. II, f. 1-13 (Dm, f)

Paraphysa phryxotrichoides Schmidt, 1991d: 9, f. 5-9 (mf)

Paraphysa pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 1991d: 8, f. 2 (f; misidentified per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2407)

Euathlus truculentus Schmidt, 1992a: 9, f. 1 (m)

Euathlus truculentus Schmidt, 1992c: 9, f. 1-5 (m)

Paraphysa phryxotrichoides Schmidt, 1993c: 8, unnumbered f. (f)

Paraphysa phryxotrichoides Schmidt, 1993d: 92, f. 264-267 (mf)

Paraphysa pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 1993d: 92, f. 259 (f; misidentified per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2408)

Phrixotrichus phryxotrichoides Schmidt, 1994k: 5 (T from Paraphysa = Euathlus)

Euathlus truculentus Smith, 1995: 184, f. 1022-1031 (m)

Euathlus truculentus Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 48, f. 18-19 (mf, S of Phrixotrichus phryxotrichoides)

Euathlus truculentus Schmidt, 1997g: 17, f. 82, 84, 86 (mf)

Phrixotrichus pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 1997g: 17, f. 85 (f; misidentified per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2408)

Euathlus truculentus Vol, 1999a: 11, f. H (f)

Paraphysa manicata Vol, 1999a: 12, f. S (f; misidentified per Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1963)

Euathlus truculentus Schmidt, 1999f: 5, f. 20-23 (mf)

Euathlus truculentus Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 7-8 (m)

Euathlus truculentus Peters, 2003: 174, f. 689, 691-694 (mf)

Euathlus truculentus Schmidt, 2003l: 128, f. 119-122 (mf)

Euathlus pulcherrimaklaasi Schmidt, 2003l: 256, f. 8 (f; misidentified per Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2408)

Euathlus truculentus Peters, 2005b: 60, f. 187-193 (mf)

Euathlus truculentus Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2407, f. 8A-C (m)

Euathlus truculentus Montenegro & Aguilera, 2024a: 333, f. 2c, 3c, 4b, 6c-d, 7d (mf)

Euathlus vanessae Quispe-Colca & Ferretti, 2021 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053544

Euathlus vanessae Quispe-Colca & Ferretti, 2021: 2, f. 1-15 (Dmf) Original description