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. Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00240

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 by Smith, 1993b: 13 (following Raven, 1985a: 119).

Transferred to other genera:

Iridopelma seladonium (C. L. Koch, 1841) -- see Typhochlaena

In synonymy:

Iridopelma palmicola (Mello-Leitão, 1945, T from Avicularia) = Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901 (Bertani, 2012: 47)

Nomina dubia:

Iridopelma leporina (C. L. Koch, 1841a: vol. 9: 55, pl. 306, f. 726, j, Brazil, originally in Mygale) -- Fukushima & Bertani, 2017: 120

Iridopelma plantaris (C. L. Koch, 1842: vol. 9: 71, pl. 312, f. 736, j, Brazil, originally in Mygale) -- Fukushima & Bertani, 2017: 122

Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002155

Iridopelma hirsutum Pocock, 1901c: 550 (Dmf) Original description

Avicularia hirsuta Simon, 1903a: 960

Typhochlaena pococki Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 333 (Dmf)

Avicularia palmicola Mello-Leitão, 1945c: 170 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001821]

Avicularia hirsuta Bücherl, 1957: 404, f. 93-93a (m)

Avicularia palmicola Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971: 126, f. 44 (f)

Avicularia hirsuta Schmidt, 1986: 61, f. 109-110 (m)

Iridopelma hirsutum Smith, 1993b: 15, f. 1-10 (Tmf from Avicularia)

Avicularia hirsuta Schmidt, 1993d: 102, f. 326-327 (m)

Iridopelma hirsutum Peters, 2000b: 34, f. 73-74 (m)

Iridopelma hirsutum Peters, 2003: 209, f. 843-844 (m)

Avicularia hirsuta Schmidt, 2003l: 200, f. 574-575 (m)

Avicularia palmicola Schmidt, 2003l: 202, f. 579 (f)

Iridopelma hirsutum Bertani, 2012: 47, f. 81-106, 119-122 (mf, S of Avicularia palmicola)

Iridopelma hirsutum Fukushima & Bertani, 2017: 16, f. 14, 322 (mf)

Iridopelma katiae Bertani, 2012 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045512

Iridopelma katiae Bertani, 2012: 62, f. 134-143, 153-155 (Dmf) Original description

Iridopelma marcoi Bertani, 2012 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045514

Iridopelma marcoi Bertani, 2012: 69, f. 166, 167 (Df) Original description

Iridopelma oliveirai Bertani, 2012 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045513

Iridopelma oliveirai Bertani, 2012: 66, f. 156-165 (Dmf) Original description

Iridopelma vanini Bertani, 2012 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045511

Iridopelma vanini Bertani, 2012: 59, f. 127-133, 150-152 (Dmf) Original description

Iridopelma zorodes (Mello-Leitão, 1926) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002157

Typhochlaena zorodes Mello-Leitão, 1926a: 322, f. 9-10 (Dm) Original description

Avicularia zorodes Petrunkevitch, 1939a: 289

Iridopelma zorodes Smith, 1993b: 18 (Tm from Avicularia)

Iridopelma zorodes Peters, 2003: 210, f. 847-848 (m)

Iridopelma zorodes Bertani, 2012: 54, f. 107-118, 123-126 (m, Df)