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:

Weyenberghia Mello-Leitão, 1941 = Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901 (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979b: 86, automatically with its replacement name Weyenberghiana, sub Pterinopelma)

Weyenberghiana Mello-Leitão, 1941 = Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901 (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979b: 86, sub Pterinopelma)

Gen. Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00222

type Eurypelma campestratum Simon, 1891; gender masculine

N.B.: not a senior synonym of Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901 (which was considered a senior synoym of Weyenberghiana Mello-Leitão, 1941e: 322 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05141], replacement name for Weyenberghia Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 102 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05140] (type Lasiodora weijenberghi Thorell, 1894), preoccupied in Mammalia by Kraglievich, 1927, by Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979b: 86, although Mello-Leitão's specimens are misidentified juveniles of Grammostola; see Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1961: 203, 1967a: 488) per Bertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011: 3, contra Pérez-Miles, 1992: 28 and Raven, 1985a).

Transferred to other genera:

Eupalaestrus holophaeus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) -- see Vitalius

Eupalaestrus spinosissimus Mello-Leitão, 1923 -- see Arboriticus

Eupalaestrus tarsicrassus Bücherl, 1947 -- see Arboriticus

Eupalaestrus vitiosus (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Pterinopelma

In synonymy:

Eupalaestrus amazonicus (Bertani, 2001, T from Proshapalopus) = Eupalaestrus anomalus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) (Galleti-Lima et al., 2023: 5)

Eupalaestrus guyanus (Simon, 1892) = Eupalaestrus campestratus (Simon, 1891) (Gabriel, 2020a: 426)

Eupalaestrus pugilator Pocock, 1901 = Eupalaestrus campestratus (Simon, 1891) (Pérez-Miles, 1992: 30)

Eupalaestrus riparius (Schmidt & Bolle, 2008, T from Paraphysa) = Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1894) (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2413)

Eupalaestrus saltator (Pocock, 1903, T from Eurypelma) = Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1894) (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979b: 86, sub Pterinopelma)

Eupalaestrus tennuitarsus Bücherl, 1947 = Eupalaestrus campestratus (Simon, 1891) (Pérez-Miles, 1992: 30)

Eupalaestrus anomalus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002004

Pamphobeteus anomalus Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 343 (Dm) Original description

Eupalaestrus anomalus Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993: 245 (T from Pamphobeteus)

Proshapalopus amazonicus Bertani, 2001: 287, f. 62-65, 175 (m, Df, T from Eupalaestrus, replacement name, preoccupied in Proshapalopus by Mello-Leitão, 1923, see Proshapalopus anomalus) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037516]

Proshapalopus amazonicus Peters, 2003: 272, f. 1087, 1090-1091 (mf)

Proshapalopus amazonicus Schmidt, 2003l: 184, f. 474-476 (mf)

Proshapalopus amazonicus Schmidt, 2007c: 100, f. 5 (f)

Proshapalopus amazonicus Sherwood et al., 2021b: 839, f. 11-17 (m)

Eupalaestrus anomalus Galleti-Lima et al., 2023: 5, f. 3B (T from Proshapalopus, name restored, S of the replacement name Proshapalopus amazonicus)

Eupalaestrus campestratus (Simon, 1891) | | Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002005 TYPE SPECIES

Eurypelma campestratum Simon, 1891e: 311 (Dm) Original description

Eurypelma guyanum Simon, 1892a: 167 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001809]

Lasiodora campestrata Simon, 1897e: 1

Eupalaestrus pugilator Pocock, 1901c: 547 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057647]

Eupalaestrus campestratus Simon, 1903a: 939

Eupalaestrus tennuitarsus Bücherl, 1947b: 301, 2 pls. (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057648]

Eupalaestrus tenuitarsus Bücherl, 1957: 400, f. 75 (m)

Eupalaestrus tenuitarsus Lucas & Bücherl, 1973: 247, f. 9-11 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1979: 294, f. 17-22 (m, Df)

Eupalaestrus pugilator Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1979: 294, f. 23-24 (f)

Eupalaestrus tenuitarsus Brignoli, 1983c: 137 (lapsus)

Eupalaestrus tenuitarsus Schmidt, 1986: 56, f. 85 (m)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Pérez-Miles, 1992: 30, f. 2, 4 (mf, S of Eupalaestrus pugilator and P. tennuitarsus)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Schmidt, 1993d: 85, f. 195-198 (mf)

Eupalaestrus pugilator Schmidt, 1993d: 85, f. 199 (f)

Eupalaestrus tenuitarsis Schmidt, 1993d: 85, f. 203-204 (m)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 48, f. 20-21 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Schmidt, 1997g: 20, f. 209, 211-213 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Schmidt, 1999f: 5, f. 33-35 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 3, 31-32 (m)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Peters, 2000a: 126, f. 387-388 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Bertani, 2001: 280, f. 8-9, 20, 25, 48, 50-51, 54 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Peters, 2003: 177, f. 701-703, 705-706 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Schmidt, 2003l: 138, 164, f. 212-214, 359 (mf)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Schmidt, 2007c: 100, f. 7-8 (f)

Eupalaestrus guyanus Gabriel, 2009b: 87, f. 1 (m, T from Eurypelma = Avicularia)

Eupalaestrus campestratus Gabriel, 2020a: 426 (S of Eupalaestrus guyanus)

Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 | | Brazil, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053263

Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021: 892, f. 1a-f, 2a-e, 3a-c (Dmf) Original description

Eupalaestrus larae Ferretti & Barneche, 2012 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045625

Eupalaestrus larae Ferretti & Barneche, 2012: 327, f. 1-7, 9 (Dmf) Original description

Eupalaestrus roccoi Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053264

Eupalaestrus roccoi Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021: 898, f. 4a-f, 5a-e, 6a-f (Dmf) Original description

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1894) | | Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002007

Lasiodora weijenberghii Thorell, 1894: 31 (Dm) Original description

Eurypelma saltator Simon, 1903a: 937

Pterinopelma saltator Pocock, 1903b: 108 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057650]

Weyenberghia weijemberghi Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 120, pl. II, f. 3 (m, Df [= juveniles of Grammostola per Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1961: 203], T from Lasiodora)

Weyemberghiana weijemberghi Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1961: 203

Pterinopelma weijenberghi Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979b: 86 (S of Eurypelma saltator)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Pérez-Miles, 1992: 33, f. 3, 6 (m, Df, T from Aphonopelma)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Bertani, 2001: 282, f. 49, 52-53, 55 (mf)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Peters, 2003: 180, f. 716, 719-720 (mf)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Schmidt, 2003l: 164, f. 363-365; 256, f. 3 (mf)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Peters, 2005a: 9, f. 5 (f)

Paraphysa riparia Schmidt & Bolle, 2008: 6, f. 1, 3 (Dm; f f. 4-5 see Grammostola burzaquensis) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041558]

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Montes de Oca & Pérez-Miles, 2009: 42, f. 9-10 (m)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Ferretti et al., 2010: 17, f. 10-11 (m)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014b: 2412 (S of Paraphysa riparia)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Pérez-Miles & Perafán, 2020: 129, f. 5.3D-E (m)

Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025: 15, f. 14A (m)