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.

Gen. Hysterocrates Simon, 1892 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00238

Transferred to other genera:

Hysterocrates minimus Strand, 1907 -- see Phoneyusa

Hysterocrates severini Strand, 1920 -- see Phoneyusa

In synonymy:

Hysterocrates ochraceus congonus Strand, 1919 = Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907 (Laurent, 1946: 303)

Nomina dubia:

Hysterocrates affinis Strand, 1907a: 555, Strand, 1907f: 250 (f, Cameroon) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26

Hysterocrates affinis angusticeps Strand, 1907f: 251 (f, Cameroon) -- Nentwig et al., 2019: 45

Hysterocrates haasi Strand, 1906h: 31 (f, Cameroon) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26

Hysterocrates spellenbergi Strand, 1906h: 25 (f, Cameroon) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26

Hysterocrates vosseleri Strand, 1906h: 27 (f, West Africa) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26

Hysterocrates apostolicus Pocock, 1900 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002136

Hysterocrates apostolicus Pocock, 1900f: 491 (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates apostolicus Berland, 1917: 480, f. 13-16 (Dm)

Hysterocrates apostolicus Smith, 1986b: 33, f. 9h (m)

Hysterocrates apostolicus Smith, 1987d: 33, f. 9h (m)

Hysterocrates apostolicus Smith, 1990c: 33, f. 97-104 (mf)

Hysterocrates apostolicus Schmidt, 1993d: 110, f. 341-342 (mf)

Hysterocrates apostolicus Charpentier, 1995a: 13, f. 19-20 (f)

Hysterocrates apostolicus Peters, 1998: 69, f. 168 (f)

Hysterocrates apostolicus Schmidt, 2003l: 211, f. 630-631 (mf)

Hysterocrates celerierae (Smith, 1990) | | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002292

Phoneyusa celerieri Smith, 1990c: 49, f. 222-230 (Df; N.B.: patronym for Marie-Louise Célérier, 'lapsus calami' per ICZN Article 32.5.1., see FAQ 6) Original description

Phoneyusa celerierae Schmidt, 1993d: 111, f. 349 (f)

Phoneyusa celerierae Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 654 (f)

Hysterocrates celerierae Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 302, f. 19 (Tf from Phoneyusa)

Phoneyusa celerieri Abegg et al., 2016: 202 (celerierae evaluated as 'unjustified emendation'; not accepted here, see above)

Hysterocrates celerierae Bariev & Sherwood, 2024: 96, f. 1, 3 (f)

Hysterocrates crassipes Pocock, 1897 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002137

Hysterocrates crassipes Pocock, 1897b: 764, pl. 41, f. 4c (Dmf) Original description

Hysterocrates crassipes Smith, 1990c: 34, f. 105-112 (m)

Hysterocrates crassipes Schmidt, 2003l: 211, f. 632 (m)

Hysterocrates didymus Pocock, 1900 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002138

Hysterocrates didymus Pocock, 1900f: 489, f. b (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates didymus Simon, 1903a: 949, f. 1102 (f)

Hysterocrates ederi Charpentier, 1995 | | Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002139

Hysterocrates ederi Charpentier, 1995a: 3, f. 2-18 (Dmf) Original description

Hysterocrates ederi Peters, 1998: 72, f. 176 (f)

Hysterocrates ederi Schmidt, 2003l: 212, f. 634-635 (mf)

Hysterocrates ederi Peters, 2005b: 76, f. 248-251 (f)

Hysterocrates efuliensis (Smith, 1990) | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002295

Phoneyusa efuliensis Smith, 1990c: 50, f. 233-243 (Df; N.B.: spelled efuliensus in species heading but correct elsewhere) Original description

Phoneyusa efuliensis Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 656 (f)

Hysterocrates efuliensis Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 303, f. 22 (Tf from Phoneyusa)

Hysterocrates elephantiasis (Berland, 1917) | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002296

Phoneyusa elephantiasis Berland, 1917: 470, f. 4-5 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa elephantiasis Laurent, 1946: 313 (Dm)

Hysterocrates elephantiasis Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 298, f. 1-18 (Tmf from Phoneyusa)

Hysterocrates gigas Pocock, 1897 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002140

Hysterocrates gigas Pocock, 1897b: 762 (Dmf) Original description

Hysterocrates gigas Smith, 1990c: 34, f. 119-133 (mf)

Hysterocrates gigas Peters, 1998: 73, f. 184-185 (mf)

Hysterocrates gigas Peters, 2000b: 30, f. 62 (f)

Hysterocrates gigas Schmidt, 2003l: 212, f. 636-637 (mf)

Hysterocrates gigas Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 301, f. 23-24 (mf)

Hysterocrates greeffi (Karsch, 1884) | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002141

Selenocosmia greeffi Karsch, 1884a: 60 (Dm) Original description

Phoneyusa greeffi Karsch, 1886a: 83 (Df)

Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1907f: 249 (Df, not m)

Hysterocrates greeffi Strand, 1908e: 265 (mf)

Hysterocrates greshoffi (Simon, 1891) | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002142

Phoneyusa greshoffi Simon, 1891d: 298, f. (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates greshoffi Simon, 1892a: 153

Hysterocrates greshoffi Simon, 1903a: 949, f. 1099-1101

Hysterocrates hercules Pocock, 1900 | | Nigeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002144

Hysterocrates hercules Pocock, 1900g: 844 (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates hercules Smith, 1990c: 36, f. 134-141 (f)

Hysterocrates hercules Peters, 1998: 77, f. 197 (f)

Hysterocrates hercules Peters, 2000b: 32, f. 70 (f)

Hysterocrates hercules Schmidt, 2003l: 212, f. 639 (f)

Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock, 1897 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002145

Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock, 1897b: 765, pl. 41, f. 4b (Dmf) Original description

Hysterocrates camerunensis Strand, 1907l: 33 (m, provisional name only)

Hysterocrates laticeps Smith, 1986b: 34, f. 16h (m)

Hysterocrates laticeps Smith, 1987d: 34, f. 16h (m)

Hysterocrates laticeps Smith, 1990c: 37, f. 142-157 (mf)

Hysterocrates laticeps Peters, 1998: 78, f. 202 (f)

Hysterocrates laticeps Schmidt, 2003l: 212, f. 640-641 (mf)

Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1906 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002146

Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1906c: 14 (Dm) Original description

Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1907f: 249 (m, not f)

Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907 | | Cameroon, Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002147

Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907a: 555 (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907f: 255 (Df)

Hysterocrates ochraceus congonus Strand, 1920: 105 (Df)

Hysterocrates ochraceus Laurent, 1946: 303 (S)

Hysterocrates robustus Pocock, 1900 | | Equatorial Guinea (Mbini) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002148

Hysterocrates robustus Pocock, 1900g: 844 (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates robustus Smith, 1990c: 39, f. 158-165 (f)

Hysterocrates robustus Peters, 1998: 81, f. 208 (f)

Hysterocrates robustus Schmidt, 2003l: 212, f. 642 (f)

Hysterocrates robustus sulcifer Strand, 1908 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002149

Hysterocrates robustus sulcifera Strand, 1908e: 264 (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates robustus sulcifera Nentwig et al., 2019: 46 (subspecies inquirenda)

Hysterocrates scepticus Pocock, 1900 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002150

Hysterocrates scepticus Pocock, 1900f: 490 (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates scepticus Smith, 1990c: 39, f. 165a-h (f)

Hysterocrates scepticus Charpentier, 1995b: 2, f. 23-24 (f)

Hysterocrates scepticus Peters, 1998: 82, f. 214 (f)

Hysterocrates scepticus Schmidt, 2003l: 212, f. 643 (f)

Hysterocrates sjostedti (Thorell, 1899) | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002151

Lycotharses sjöstedtii Thorell, 1899: 6 (Df) Original description

Hysterocrates sjöstedti Strand, 1906c: 9

Hysterocrates weileri Strand, 1906 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002154

Hysterocrates weileri Strand, 1906c: 10 (Df) Original description