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:

Harpaxotheria Simon, 1889 = Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 (Pocock, 1895a: 167)

Loxophobema Simon, 1907 = Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 (Laurent, 1946: 303)

Umangia Strand, 1920 = Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 (Laurent, 1946: 303)

Gen. Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00264

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Harpaxotheria Simon, 1889h: 413 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04492] (type H. antilope Simon, 1889) by Pocock, 1895a: 167; considered a senior synonym of Loxophobema Simon, 1907d: 225 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05119] (type L. rutilata Simon, 1907) and Umangia Strand, 1920: 106 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05139] (type U. umangiana Strand, 1920 = Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900) by Laurent, 1946: 303; not a senior synonym of Loxoptygus Simon, 1903, Myostola Simon, 1903 (Raven, 1985a: 149, contra Laurent, 1946: 303), Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897 (Smith, 1990c: 21, contra Raven, 1985a: 149) or Pelinobius Karsch, 1885 (Gallon, 2010a: 43, contra Raven, 1985a: 157).

Transferred to other genera:

Phoneyusa bettoni Pocock, 1898 -- see Pelinobius

Phoneyusa celerierae Smith, 1990 -- see Hysterocrates

Phoneyusa celeripes (Pocock, 1897) -- see Anoploscelus

Phoneyusa efuliensis Smith, 1990 -- see Hysterocrates

Phoneyusa elephantiasis Berland, 1917 -- see Hysterocrates

Phoneyusa gregori Pocock, 1897 -- see Pelinobius

Phoneyusa lesserti (Laurent, 1946) -- see Anoploscelus

Phoneyusa mutica (Karsch, 1885) -- see Pelinobius

Phoneyusa rufa Berland, 1914 -- see Pelinobius

In synonymy:

Phoneyusa severini (Strand, 1920, T from Hysterocrates) = Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900 (Laurent, 1946: 305)

Phoneyusa umangiana Strand, 1920 = Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900 (Laurent, 1946: 305)

Nomina dubia:

Phoneyusa minima (Strand, 1907a: 554, Strand, 1907f: 245, f, Cameroon, originally in Hysterocrates) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 26

Phoneyusa nigroventris (Marx, 1893: 587, pl. 70, f. 1a-b, m, Congo, originally in Selenocosmia) -- Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 303

Nomen nudum:

Phoneyusa pococki Dresco, 1973a: 110 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055627] , (new name for specimens from DR Congo believed misidentified as P. bidentata by Lessert, 1930, but no diagnosis provided)

Phoneyusa antilope (Simon, 1889) | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002285

Harpaxotheria antilope Simon, 1889h: 414 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa antilope Pocock, 1897b: 760

Phoneyusa belandana Karsch, 1884 | | Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002286

Phoneyusa belandana Karsch, 1884c: 348 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa belandana Smith, 1990c: 46, f. 188-196 (f)

Phoneyusa belandana Schmidt, 1993d: 111, f. 347 (f)

Phoneyusa belandana Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 651 (f)

Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900 | | West, Central Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002288

Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900g: 843, pl. 56, f. 11 (Dm) Original description

Hysterocrates severini Strand, 1920: 105 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055628]

Phoneyusa umangiana Strand, 1920: 106 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055629]

Umangia umangiana Strand, 1920: 106

Phoneyusa bidentata Laurent, 1946: 305 (S of Hysterocrates severini and Umangia umangiana)

Phoneyusa bidentata Smith, 1986b: 37, f. 29h (m)

Phoneyusa bidentata Smith, 1987d: 37, f. 29h (m)

Phoneyusa bidentata Smith, 1990c: 48, f. 209-220 (m)

Phoneyusa bidentata Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 653 (m)

Phoneyusa bidentata ituriensis Laurent, 1946 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002289

Phoneyusa bidentata ituriensis Laurent, 1946: 307 (Dm) Original description

Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002290

Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917: 469, f. 3 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa buettneri Karsch, 1886 | | Gabon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002291

Phoneyusa büttneri Karsch, 1886a: 83 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa chevalieri Simon, 1906 | | West Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002293

Phoneyusa chevalieri Simon, 1906e: 189 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa cultridens Berland, 1917 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002294

Phoneyusa cultridens Berland, 1917: 472, f. 6-7 (Dm) Original description

Phoneyusa cultridens Smith, 1986b: 38, f. 31h (m)

Phoneyusa cultridens Smith, 1987d: 38, f. 31h (m)

Phoneyusa cultridens Smith, 1990c: 50, f. 231-232 (m)

Phoneyusa cultridens Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 655 (m)

Phoneyusa gabonica (Simon, 1889) | | Gabon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002297

Pelinobius gabonicus Simon, 1889h: 413 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa gabonica Smith, 1990c: 52 (Tf from Myostola per Roewer)

Phoneyusa giltayi Laurent, 1946 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002298

Phoneyusa giltayi Laurent, 1946: 314 (Dm) Original description

Phoneyusa gracilipes (Simon, 1889) | | Angola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002299

Harpaxotheria gracilipes Simon, 1889h: 414 (Dm) Original description

Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973 | | Central African Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002301

Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973a: 105, f. 1-13 (Dmf) Original description

Phoneyusa lesserti Smith, 1990c: 53, f. 254a-l (mf)

Phoneyusa lesserti Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 658-659 (mf)

Phoneyusa lesserti Gallon & Wendt, 2015: 301, f. 20-21 (mf)

Phoneyusa manicata Simon, 1907 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002302

Phoneyusa manicata Simon, 1907d: 224 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa manicata Bacelar, 1958: 39 (Dm)

Phoneyusa principium Simon, 1907 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002306

Phoneyusa principium Simon, 1907d: 224 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa rutilata (Simon, 1907) | | Guinea-Bissau urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002308

Loxophobema rutilata Simon, 1907d: 225 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990 | | Angola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002309

Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990c: 55, f. 255-262 (Df) Original description

Phoneyusa westi Schmidt, 2003l: 216, f. 661 (f)