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:

Monocentropella Strand, 1907 = Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897 (Gallon, 2010a: 43, contra Raven, 1985a: 156)

Gen. Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00221
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Monocentropella Strand, 1907m: 398 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05123] (type M. stridulantissima Strand, 1907) by Gallon, 2010a: 43, contra Raven, 1985a: 156.

Nomen dubium:

Eumenophorus stridulantissimus (Strand, 1907m: 400, m, Africa, originally in Monocentropella) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26

Eumenophorus clementsi Pocock, 1897 | | Sierra Leone urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002002
Eumenophorus clementsii Pocock, 1897b: 766 (Df) Original description
Eumenophorus clementsi Smith, 1990c: 27, f. 51-65 (f)
Eumenophorus clementsi Schmidt, 1993d: 110, f. 338 (f)
Eumenophorus clementsi Schmidt, 2003l: 211, f. 624 (f)
Eumenophorus murphyorum Smith, 1990 | | Sierra Leone urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002003
Eumenophorus murphyi Smith, 1990c: 28, f. 66-80 (Dmf; N.B.: patronym for John and Frances Murphy, 'lapsus calami' per ICZN Article 32.5.1., see FAQ 6) Original description
Eumenophorus murphyorum Schmidt, 2003l: 211, f. 625-627 (mf)
Eumenophorus murphyi Abegg et al., 2016: 202 (murphyorum evaluated as 'unjustified emendation'; not accepted here, see above)

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