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:

Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871 = Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850 (Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 52)

Gen. Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00243

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871a: 194 (itself considered a senior synonym of Metriopelma Becker, 1878 by Raven, 1985a: 150, contra Valerio, 1982: 408, rejected, see below) by Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 52, Crypsidromus revalidated by Bertani, 2023b: 105; considered a senior synonym of Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925 (revalidated by Gabriel, 2016: 85) and Barropelma Chamberlin, 1940a: 39 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04338] (type Eurypelma parvior Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) by Raven, 1985a: 150, but not of Metriopelma Becker, 1878 (Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 52); not a senior synonym of Weyenberghiana Mello-Leitão, 1941 (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979b: 86.

Transferred to other genera:

Lasiodora auronitens (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Pycnothele

Lasiodora boliviana (Simon, 1892) -- see Acanthoscurria

Lasiodora brevibulbus (Valerio, 1980) -- see Crypsidromus

Lasiodora breyeri (Becker, 1878) -- see Metriopelma

Lasiodora carinata (Valerio, 1980) -- see Crypsidromus

Lasiodora colorata (Valerio, 1982) -- see Metriopelma

Lasiodora drymusetes (Valerio, 1982) -- see Metriopelma

Lasiodora familiaris (Simon, 1889) -- see Metriopelma

Lasiodora gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) -- see Acentropelma

Lasiodora icecu (Valerio, 1980) -- see Crypsidromus

Lasiodora isabellina (Ausserer, 1871) -- see Crypsidromus

Lasiodora lakoi Mello-Leitão, 1943 -- see Megaphobema

Lasiodora morosa (Banks, 1909) -- see Metriopelma

Lasiodora panamana Petrunkevitch, 1925 -- see Neischnocolus

Lasiodora parvior Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 -- see Barropelma

Lasiodora porteri Mello-Leitão, 1936 -- see Grammostola

Lasiodora puriscal (Valerio, 1980) -- see Crypsidromus

Lasiodora rubitarsus (Valerio, 1980) -- see Crypsidromus

Lasiodora spinipes Ausserer, 1871 -- see Theraphosa

Lasiodora sternalis (Mello-Leitão, 1923) -- see Acanthoscurria

Lasiodora tetricus (Simon, 1889) -- see Miaschistopus

Lasiodora trinitatis (Pocock, 1903) -- see Spinosatibiapalpus

Lasiodora trinitatis pauciaculeis (Strand, 1916) -- see Spinosatibiapalpus

Lasiodora velox (Pocock, 1903) -- see Metriopelma

Lasiodora weijenberghi Thorell, 1894 -- see Eupalaestrus

Lasiodora zebrata (Banks, 1909) -- see Metriopelma

In synonymy:

Lasiodora acanthognatha Mello-Leitão, 1921 = Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão, 1917 (Bertani, 2023b: 58)

Lasiodora cristata (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 (Bertani, 2023b: 43)

Lasiodora curtior Chamberlin, 1917 = Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 (Bertani, 2023b: 43)

Lasiodora differens Chamberlin, 1917 = Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 (Bertani, 2023b: 43)

Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1921 = Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 (Bertani, 2023b: 43)

Lasiodora dulcicola Mello-Leitão, 1921 = Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leitão, 1921 (Bertani, 2023b: 68)

Lasiodora erythrocythara Mello-Leitão, 1921 = Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 (Bertani, 2023b: 43)

Lasiodora itabunae Mello-Leitão, 1921 = Lasiodora klugi C. L. Koch, 1841 (Bertani, 2023b: 29)

Lasiodora mariannae Mello-Leitão, 1921 = Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 (Bertani, 2023b: 43)

Nomina dubia:

Lasiodora bahiensis Strand, 1907: 54 (m, Brazil) -- Bertani, 2023b: 103

Lasiodora citharacantha Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 342 (f, Brazil) -- Bertani, 2023b: 104

Lasiodora cryptostigma Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 342 (f. Brazil) -- Bertani, 2023b: 104

Lasiodora dolichosterna Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 348 (f, Brazil) -- Bertani, 2023b: 104

Lasiodora fallax (Bertkau, 1880: 27, pl. 1, f. 8, j, Brazil, originally in Crypsidromus) -- Bertani, 2023b: 102

Lasiodora fracta Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 343 (f, Brazil) -- Bertani, 2023b

Lasiodora moreni (Holmberg, 1876: 6, f. 4, mf, Argentina, originally in Mygale) -- Bertani, 2023b: 102

Lasiodora pantherina (Keyserling, 1891: 18, f, Brazil, oroginally in Trechona) -- Bertani, 2023b: 103

Lasiodora pleoplectra Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 347 (f, Brazil) -- Bertani, 2023b: 104

Lasiodora saeva (Walckenaer, 1837: 222, m, Uruguay, originally in Mygale) -- Bertani, 2023b: 102

Lasiodora striatipes (Ausserer, 1871: 212, pl. 1, f. 15-16, m, Brazil, originally in Eurypelma) -- Bertani, 2023b: 102

Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002260

Lasiodora benedenii Bertkau, 1880a: 34, pl. 1, f. 10 (Df) Original description

Lasiodora curtior Chamberlin, 1917: 58, pl. 4, f. 6-7 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002186]

Lasiodora differens Chamberlin, 1917: 56, pl. 4, f. 4-5 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002187]

Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 345 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002188]

Lasiodora erythrocythara Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 347 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002191]

Lasiodora mariannae Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 341 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002200]

Pamphobeteus benedeni Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 229

Acanthoscurria cristata Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 297 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002499]

Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 257, f. 91, 161 (mf)

Lasiodora erythrocythara Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 260, f. 106, 170 (f)

Lasiodora mariannae Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 248, f. 93, 103, 164 (mf)

Lasiodora curtior Vellard, 1924a: 145, pl. 9, f. 36 (f, Dm)

Lasiodora curtior Bücherl, 1957: 400, f. 76-76a (m)

Lasiodora differens Bücherl, 1957: 401, f. 77-77a (Dm)

Lasiodora difficilis Bücherl, 1957: 401, f. 78-78a (m)

Lasiodora erythrocythara Bücherl, 1957: 402, f. 80 (Dm)

Lasiodora mariannica Bonnet, 1957: 2356 (unjustified emendation)

Pamphobeteus cristatus Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1964: 393, pl. 3, f. 22 (f, T from Acanthoscurria)

Lasiodora curtior Schmidt, 1986: 57, f. 87-88 (m)

Lasiodora differens Schmidt, 1986: 57, f. 89-90 (m)

Lasiodora difficilis Schmidt, 1986: 57, f. 91-92 (m)

Lasiodora erythrocythara Schmidt, 1986: 57, f. 93 (m)

Lasiodora curtior Schmidt, 1993d: 90, f. 236-237 (m)

Lasiodora differens Schmidt, 1993d: 90, f. 238-239 (m)

Lasiodora difficilis Schmidt, 1993d: 90, f. 240-241 (m)

Lasiodora erythrocythara Schmidt, 1993d: 90, f. 242 (m)

Lasiodora curtior Schmidt, 1997g: 18, f. 143-144 (m)

Lasiodora differens Schmidt, 1997g: 18, f. 139, 145 (m)

Lasiodora difficilis Schmidt, 1997g: 18, f. 140, 146 (m)

Lasiodora erythocytara Schmidt, 1997g: 18, f. 147 (m)

Vitalius cristatus Schmidt, 1998g: 16 (T from Pamphobeteus)

Vitalius cristatus Peters, 2000b: 131, f. 384 (f; m see Vitalius chromatus)

Lasiodora difficilis Peters, 2000b: 37, f. 80-81 (m)

Lasiodora benedenii Bertani, 2001: 285 (T from Pamphobeteus)

Lasiodora cristata Bertani, 2001: 285 (T from Vitalius)

Lasiodora cristata Peters, 2003: 212, f. 854 (f; m see Vitalius chromatus)

Lasiodora difficilis Peters, 2003: 214, f. 863-864, 866, 868 (m)

Lasiodora benedeni Schmidt, 2003l: 172, f. 406 (f)

Lasiodora cristata Schmidt, 2003l: 172, f. 407 (f)

Lasiodora curtior Schmidt, 2003l: 172, f. 408-409 (m)

Lasiodora differens Schmidt, 2003l: 173, f. 410-411 (m)

Lasiodora difficilis Schmidt, 2003l: 173, f. 412-413 (m)

Lasiodora erythrocythara Schmidt, 2003l: 173, f. 414 (m)

Lasiodora cristata Schmidt, 2004b: 7, f. 4 (f)

Lasiodora benedeni Bertani, 2023b: 43, f. 14, 75-122 (mf, S of Lasiodora cristata, L. curtior, L. differens, L. difficilis, L. erythrocythara and L. mariannae)

Lasiodora camurujipe Bertani, 2023 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059640

Lasiodora camurujipe Bertani, 2023b: 78, f. 10, 203-222 (Dmf) Original description

Lasiodora franciscana Bertani, 2023 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059642

Lasiodora franciscana Bertani, 2023b: 93, f. 3-7, 11, 255-282 (mf) Original description

Lasiodora klugi (C. L. Koch, 1841) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002198

Mygale klugii C. L. Koch, 1841a: vol. 9: 25, pl. 295, f. 708 (Dmf) Original description

Lasiodora klugi C. L. Koch, 1850: 73

Lasiodora klugi Simon, 1892a: 160, f. 75

Lasiodora itabunae Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 349 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002197]

Lasiodora klugi Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 345 (S of Lasiodora bahiensis, rejected by Bertani, 2023b : 103)

Lasiodora itabunae Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 266, f. 96, 169 (f)

Lasiodora klugi Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 255

Lasiodora itabunensis Bonnet, 1957: 2356 (unjustified emendation)

Lasiodora klugi Schmidt, 1993d: 91, f. 233-235 (mf)

Lasiodora klugi Schmidt, 1997g: 18, f. 138, 142, 148 (mf)

Lasiodora klugi Peters, 2000b: 40, f. 81-83 (mf)

Lasiodora klugi Peters, 2003: 217, f. 875, 877-878 (mf)

Lasiodora klugi Schmidt, 2003l: 133, f. 167-169 (mf)

Lasiodora klugi Gabriel, 2016: 90, f. 77 (m)

Lasiodora klugi Bertani, 2023b: 13, f. 13, 19-21, 23-72 (mf, S of Lasiodora itabunae)

Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão, 1917 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002204

Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão, 1917a: 74 (Df) Original description

Lasiodora acanthognatha Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 339 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002180]

Lasiodora acanthognatha Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 246, f. 100, 146 (f)

Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 267, f. 98, 149 (f)

Lasiodora parahybana Bücherl, 1957: 402, f. 82 (m)

Lasiodora klugi Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1979: 294, f. 1-7 (mf; misidentified per Bertani, 2023b: 58)

Lasiodora parahybana Schmidt, 1986: 57, f. 94 (m)

Lasiodora parahybana Hancock & Hancock, 1989: 53, f. 48 (f)

Lasiodora parahybana Schmidt, 1993d: 90, f. 231, 243 (mf)

Lasiodora klugi Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 52, f. 27 (m; misidentified per Bertani, 2023b: 58)

Lasiodora parahybana Tansley, 1997: 55, f. b (f)

Lasiodora parahybana Schmidt, 1997g: 18, f. 141 (m)

Lasiodora klugi Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 35-36 (m; misidentified per Bertani, 2023b: 58)

Lasiodora parahybana Peters, 2000b: 41, f. 96-98 (mf)

Lasiodora parahybana Peters, 2003: 219, f. 885-886, 888 (mf)

Lasiodora parahybana Schmidt, 2003l: 173, f. 416; 256, f. 6 (mf)

Lasiodora parahybana Zinov, 2013: 117, f. 1, 2A-B, 3, 4A-B (f)

Lasiodora parahybana Bertani, 2023b: 58, f. 8, 125-162 (mf, S of Lasiodora acanthognatha)

Lasiodora sertaneja Bertani, 2023 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059641

Lasiodora sertaneja Bertani, 2023b: 84, f. 9, 225-252 (Dmf) Original description

Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leitão, 1921 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002213

Lasiodora dulcicola Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 340 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002190]

Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leitão, 1921b: 344 (Dm) Original description

Lasiodora dulcicola Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 248, f. 94, 163 (f)

Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 253, f. 90, 101, 155 (m)

Lasiodora subcanens Smith, 1986b: 158, f. 60h (m)

Lasiodora subcanens Smith, 1987d: 158, f. 60h (m)

Lasiodora subcanens Bertani, 2023b: 68, f. 12, 165-200 (mf, S of Lasiodora dulcicola)