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:

Ami Pérez-Miles, 2008 = Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925 (Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 151)

Barropelma Chamberlin, 1940 = Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925 (Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 151)

Gen. Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04340

type Neischnocolus panamanus Petrunkevitch, 1925; gender masculine

N.B.: considered a synonym of Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871 by Raven, 1985a: 150; Crypsidromus synonymyzed with Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850 by Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 52; Neischnocolus revalidated by Gabriel, 2016: 85; considered s senior synonym of Barropelma Chamberlin, 1940a: 39 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04338] (type Eurypelma parvior Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) and Ami Pérez-Miles, in Pérez-Miles et al., 2008: 64 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03850] (type A. caxiuana Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2008) by Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 151.

Transferred to other genera:

Neischnocolus pijaos (Jimenez & Bertani, 2008) -- see Tandayarachne

In synonymy:

Neischnocolus bladesi (Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon, 2008, T from Ami) = Neischnocolus panamanus Petrunkevitch, 1925 (Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 152)

Nomen dubium:

Neischnocolus obscurus (Ausserer, 1875: 171, pl. 6, f. 19, mf, Colombia, originally in Ischnocolus) -- Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 31

Neischnocolus amazonica (Jimenez & Bertani, 2008) | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041966

Ami amazonica Jimenez & Bertani in Pérez-Miles et al., 2008: 63, f. 30-31, 42 (Df; specific epithet is a noun) Original description

Neischnocolus amazonica Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 153 (T from Ami)

Neischnocolus amazonica Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 25, f. 3A-B (f)

Neischnocolus armihuariensis (Kaderka, 2014) | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047402

Ami armihuariensis Kaderka, 2014: 208, f. 1-11 (Dm) Original description

Neischnocolus armihuariensis Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 154 (T from Ami)

Neischnocolus ballerioi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066198

Neischnocolus ballerioi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025e: 531, f. 1A-C, 2A-H (Dm) Original description

Neischnocolus canosita Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066199

Neischnocolus canosita Dupérré & Tapia, 2025e: 534, f. 3A-C, 4A-H (Dm) Original description

Neischnocolus caxiuana (Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2008) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041962

Ami caxiuana Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo in Pérez-Miles et al., 2008: 57, f. 4-10 (Dmf) Original description

Neischnocolus caxiuana Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 154 (T from Ami)

Neischnocolus caxiuana Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 27, f. 4A-D, 5A-B (mf)

Neischnocolus cisnerosi Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Pinos-Sánchez & Falcón-Reibán, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059222

Neischnocolus cisnerosi Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2023c: 487, f. 2C-D, 3B, 4C-D, 5A-D, 6 (Dm) Original description

Neischnocolus cisnerosi Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 29, f. 1B (m)

Neischnocolus cisnerosi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025e: 545, f. 11A-B, 12A-E (Df)

Neischnocolus emergens Peñaherrera-R., 2025 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066379

Ami pijaos Pérez-Miles et al., 2008: 62, f. 29 (f; misidentified per Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025: 18)

Neischnocolus emergens Peñaherrera-R. in Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025: 18, f. 19A-B (Df) Original description

Neischnocolus iquitos Kaderka, 2020 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052723

Neischnocolus iquitos Kaderka, 2020: 443, f. 1, 2A-G, 3, 4A-D, 5-6, 7A-F, 8A-F (Dmf) Original description

Neischnocolus mecana Echeverri, Gómez Torres, Pinel & Perafán, 2023 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058316

Neischnocolus mecana Echeverri et al., 2023: 79, f. 23A-B, 24A-E, 25A-F, 26A-F (Dmf) Original description

Neischnocolus moraspungo Cisneros-Heredia, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E. & Gabriel & Sherwood, 2025 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066097

Neischnocolus moraspungo Cisneros-Heredia, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E. & Gabriel & Sherwood in Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 38, f. 12A-B, 13 (Df) Original description

Neischnocolus pampenita Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066201

Neischnocolus pampenita Dupérré & Tapia, 2025e: 541, f. 8A-C, 9A-H, 10A-E, 13A-F (Dmf) Original description

Neischnocolus panamanus Petrunkevitch, 1925 | | Costa Rica, Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002202 TYPE SPECIES

Neischnocolus panamanus Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 85 (Df) Original description

Ami bladesi Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon in Pérez-Miles et al., 2008: 59, f. 2, 16-18, 40 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041964]

Neischnocolus panamanus Gabriel, 2016: 87 (T from Lasiodora)

Ami bladesi Lapinski, Gabriel & Pérez-Miles, 2018: 420, f. 3-16 (Df)

Neischnocolus panamanus Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 152, f. 1, 3-4, 5A-B, 7A-B, 8 (f, S of Barropelma parvior [revalidated by Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025: 30] and of Ami bladesi)

Neischnocolus parvior (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002205

Eurypelma parvior Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 7 (Df) Original description

Barropelma parvior Chamberlin, 1940a: 39 (T from Eurypelma)

Barropelma parvior Gabriel, 2016: 85 (T from Lasiodora)

Neischnocolus parvior Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 30 (removed from S of Neischnocolus panamanus, rejecting Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 152)

Neischnocolus ruffoi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066200

Neischnocolus ruffoi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025e: 537, f. 5A-C, 6A-H, 7A-E (Dmf) Original description

Neischnocolus samonellaacademy Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Guerrero-Campoverde, Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066098

Neischnocolus samonellaacademy Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Guerrero-Campoverde, Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia in Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 40, f. 14A-B, 15A-B, 16A-D (Dm) Original description

Neischnocolus tiputini Guerrero-Campoverde, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066096

Neischnocolus tiputini Guerrero-Campoverde, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia in Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 36, f. 10A-B, 11A-B (Df) Original description

Neischnocolus tsere Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Pinos-Sánchez & Falcón-Reibán, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059221

Neischnocolus tsere Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2023c: 484, f. 1A-D, 2A-B, 3A, 4A-B (Dm) Original description

Neischnocolus valentinae (Almeida, Salvatierra & de Morais, 2019) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051507

Ami valentinae Almeida, Salvatierra & de Morais, 2019: 642, f. 1A-D, 2A-G (Dm) Original description

Neischnocolus weinmanni (Pérez-Miles, 2008) | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041967

Ami weinmanni Pérez-Miles in Pérez-Miles et al., 2008: 64, f. 32-38, 43-45 (Dmf) Original description

Neischnocolus weinmanni Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 154 (T from Ami)

Neischnocolus weinmanni Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 32, f. 6A-D, 7A-C (mf)

Neischnocolus yupanquii (Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon, 2008) | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041963

Ami yupanquii Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon in Pérez-Miles et al., 2008: 58, f. 3, 11-15, 39 (Dmf) Original description

Ami yupanquii Kaderka, 2014: 211, f. 12-13 (f; misidentified per Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025: 34)

Neischnocolus yupanquii Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019: 154 (T from Ami)

Neischnocolus yupanquii Kaderka, 2020: 448, f. 9A-B (f; misidentified per Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025: 34)

Neischnocolus yupanquii Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025a: 34, f. 1A, 8A-D, 9A-B (mf)