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:

Brazilopelma Schmidt, 1998 = Nhandu Lucas, 1983 (Bertani, 2001: 310)

Gen. Nhandu Lucas, 1983 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00255

type Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983; gender masculine

N.B.: the synonymy with Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 by Raven, 1985a: 156 (sub Mygalarachne) has not been accepted by subsequent workers; considered a senior synonym of Brazilopelma Schmidt, 1998c: 2 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00201] (type B. coloratovillosum Schmidt, 1998) by Bertani, 2001: 310.

In synonymy:

Nhandu tripartitus Schmidt, 1997 = Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983 (Gabriel, 2011c: 12)

Nhandu vulpinus (Schmidt, 1998) = Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984) (Nagahama, Fukushima & Bertani, 2009: 578)

Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983 | | Brazil, Paraguay urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002248 TYPE SPECIES

Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983b: 157, f. 1-5 (Dmf) Original description

Nhandu carapoensis Schmidt, 1993d: 92, f. 249-250 (mf)

Nhandu carapoensis Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 53, f. 30-31 (mf)

Nhandu tripartitus Schmidt, 1997e: 2, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065177]

Nhandu carapoensis Schmidt, 1997g: 17, f. 111-112 (mf)

Nhandu carapoensis Vol, 1999a: 12, f. Q (f)

Nhandu carapoensis Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 37-38 (m)

Nhandu carapoensis Peters, 2000b: 57, f. 152-153 (mf)

Nhandu carapoensis Bertani, 2001: 311, f. 129-132, 189 (mf)

Nhandu tripartitus Bertani, 2001: 316 (nomen dubium)

Nhandu carapoensis Peters, 2003: 240, f. 968-969, 973-974 (mf)

Nhandu carapoensis Schmidt, 2003l: 130, f. 144-145 (mf)

Nhandu tripartitus Schmidt, 2003l: 179, f. 448 (f)

Nhandu carapoensis Gabriel, 2011c: 12, f. 4 (f, S of Nhandu tripartitus, removed from nomen dubium)

Nhandu carapoensis Sherwood et al., 2021e: 141, f. 16 (f)

Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039198

Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001: 312, f. 133-136, 190 (Dmf) Original description

Nhandu cerradensis Peters, 2003: 241, f. 977-978 (mf)

Nhandu cerradensis Schmidt, 2003l: 179, f. 442-444 (mf)

Nhandu cerradensis Peters, 2005b: 85, f. 270-274 (mf)

Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002249

Vitalius cristatus Baumgarten, 1998: 1, f. 1-3 (m; misidentified per Bertani, 2001: 285 and Schmidt, 2004b: 8)

Vitalius cristatus Peters, 2000b: 131, f. 383, 385 (m; misidentified according to Schmidt, 2004b: 8, figs. of Baumgarten, 1998: 1)

Vitalius cristatus Peters, 2003: 212, f. 855-856 (m; misidentified according to Schmidt, 2004b: 8, figs. of Baumgarten, 1998: 1)

Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004b: 8, f. 1-3, 5 (Dmf) Original description

Nhandu chromatus Peters, 2005b: 86, f. 275-280 (mf)

Vitalius chromatus Bertani, 2023b: 110 (T from Nhandu)

Nhandu chromatus Sherwood et al., 2026a: 520, f. 1A-H, 2A-B, 3A-C, 4A-C (mf, T from Vitalius)

Nhandu coloratovillosus (Schmidt, 1998) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001868

Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Schmidt & Samm, 1998b: 7, f. 1-3 (Dm) Original description

Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Schmidt, 1998c: 2, f. 1 (Df)

Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Schmidt, 1998h: 20, f. 237-240 (mf)

Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Vol, 1999a: 11, f. B (f)

Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Peters, 2000a: 78, f. 255-257 (mf)

Nhandu coloratovillosus Bertani, 2001: 314, f. 18, 141-144, 192 (mf)

Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Peters, 2003: 136, f. 550, 553-554 (mf)

Nhandu coloratovillosus Schmidt, 2003l: 140, 179, f. 231-234, 445-447 (mf)

Nhandu sylviae Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023 | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057451

Nhandu sylviae Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023: 709, f. 1-8 (Dmf) Original description

Nhandu sylviae Sherwood et al., 2026a: 522 (removed from S of Vitalius sorocabae, rejecting Bertani, 2023b: 110)

Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002029

Eurypelma tripepii Dresco, 1984: 86, f. 1-10 (Dm) Original description

Hapalopus tripeppi Raven, 1985a: 161 (T from Eurypelma)

Vitalius vulpinus Schmidt & Samm, 1998a: 2, f. 1-3 (Dm)

Vitalius vulpinus Schmidt, 1998d: 2, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002505]

Nhandu vulpinus Bertani, 2001: 313, f. 137-140, 191 (mf, T from Vitalius)

Nhandu vulpinus Schmidt, 2003l: 179, f. 449-451 (mf)

Nhandu tripepii Nagahama, Fukushima & Bertani, 2009: 578, f. 1-4 (mf, T from Hapalopus, S of Nhandu vulpinus)

Nhandu tripepii Gabriel & Longhorn, 2011: 159, f. 1c-d (m)