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:

Hapalopinus Simon, 1903 = Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Raven, 1985a: 153)

Leptofischelia Strand, 1929 = Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Raven, 1985a: 155)

Leptostylus Fischel, 1927 = Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Raven, 1985a: 155, automatically together with its replacement name Leptofischelia)

Merothele Petrunkevitch, 1925 = Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Raven, 1985a: 156)

Obaerarius Petrunkevitch, 1926 = Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Raven, 1985a: 157)

Stothis Simon, 1889 = Trichopelma Simon, 1888 (Raven, 1985a: 159)

Gen. Trichopelma Simon, 1888 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00185

N.B.: transferred from the Barychelidae to the Theraphosidae by Guadanucci, 2014: 514, confirmed by Mori & Bertani, 2020; belongs probably to Barychelidae after Tamayo, 2017: 196; considered a senior synonym of Stothis Simon, 1889m: 198 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05137] (type S. coenobita Simon, 1889), Hapalopinus Simon, 1903a: 930 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05111] (type H. cubanus Simon, 1903), Merothele Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 91 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05122] (type M. zebra Petrunkevitch, 1925), Obaerarius Petrunkevitch, 1926: 40 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05126] (type O. insulanus Petrunkevitch, 1926) and Leptofischelia Strand, 1929: 18 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05118] (replacement name for Leptostylus Fischel, 1927: 65 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05117] (type L. scopulatus Fischel 1927), preoccupied in Coleoptera by LeConte, 1852) by Raven, 1985a: 153.

Transferred to other genera:

Trichopelma annulata Mello-Leitão, 1943 -- see Neodiplothele

Trichopelma astutum (Simon, 1889) -- see Euthycaelus

Trichopelma flavicomum Simon, 1891 -- see Neodiplothele

Trichopelma maddeni Esposito & Agnarsson, 2014 -- see Holothele

In synonymy:

Trichopelma arastellatum (Franganillo, 1930, T from Leptopelma) = Trichopelma insulanum Petrunkevitch, 1926 (Franganillo, 1931a: 285, sub Psalistops)

Trichopelma banksia Özdikmen & Demir, 2012 = Trichopelma cubanum Simon, 1903 (Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 361)

Trichopelma corozali (Petrunkevitch, 1929, T from Psalistops) = Trichopelma insulanum Petrunkevitch, 1926 (Mori & Bertani, 2020: 72)

Trichopelma cubanum (Banks, 1909) = Trichopelma cubanum Simon, 1903 (Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 361)

Trichopelma maculosus (Bryant, 1948, T from Psalistops) = Trichopelma fulvum Bryant, 1948 (Mori & Bertani, 2020: 79)

Homonym replaced:

Trichopelma maculatum (Franganillo, 1930) -- see Trichopelma eucubanum Özdikmen & Demir, 2012

Nomina dubia:

Trichopelma eucubanum Özdikmen & Demir, 2012: 119 (replacement name; originally Stothis maculata Franganillo, 1930: 7, Cuba) -- Mori & Bertani, 2020: 123

Trichopelma scopulatum (Fischel, 1927: 65, f. 7-8, m, Venezuela, originally in Leptostylus) -- Mori & Bertani, 2020: 121

Trichopelma spinosum (Franganillo, 1926a: 42, Cuba, originally in Stothis) -- Mori & Bertani, 2020: 121

Trichopelma affine (Simon, 1892) | | St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001615

Stothis affinis Simon, 1892e: 552 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma affine Mori & Bertani, 2020: 64, f. 101-108 (f)

Trichopelma baracoense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060185

Trichopelma baracoense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 353, f. 2A-G, 3A-H, 4A-F (Dmf) Original description

Trichopelma bimini Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Bahamas urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052515

Trichopelma bimini Mori & Bertani, 2020: 106, f. 270-275 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma cheguevarai Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060186

Trichopelma cheguevarai Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 358, f. 5A-G, 6A-I (Dm) Original description

Trichopelma citma Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060187

Trichopelma citma Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 360, f. 7A-F (Df) Original description

Trichopelma coenobita (Simon, 1889) | | Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001617

Stothis cenobita Simon, 1889m: 198 (Df) Original description

Stothis coenobita Simon, 1892a: 125, 128

Trichopelma coenobita Mori & Bertani, 2020: 56, f. 77-94 (Dm, f)

Trichopelma cubanum (Simon, 1903) | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001619

Hapalopinus cubanus Simon, 1903a: 930, f. 1085-1086 (Dm) Original description

Stothis cubana Banks, 1909b: 155 (Df; preoccupied by Simon, 1903, see Trichopelma cubanum) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056484]

Hapalopinus cubanus Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1973b: 70, f. 58-62 (m)

Hapalopinus cubanus Schmidt, 1986: 42, f. 15-16 (m)

Psalistops cubanus Wunderlich, 1988: 52, f. 33 (m)

Trichopelma banksia Özdikmen & Demir, 2012: 119 (replacement name; taken as noun in apposition) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001620]

Trichopelma cubanum Ríos-Tamayo, 2017: 195, f. 1A-G, 2.8-10 (m)

Trichopelma banksia Mori & Bertani, 2020: 70, f. 127-132 (f)

Trichopelma cubanum Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 361, f. 8A-G, 9A-H (m, S of Trichopelma banksia and its replaced name)

Trichopelma fidelcastroi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060188

Trichopelma fidelcastroi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 365, f. 10A-G, 11A-H, 12A-F (Dmf) Original description

Trichopelma fulvum (Bryant, 1948) | | Haiti urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001544

Psalistops fulva Bryant, 1948b: 335, f. 2, 5, 9 (Dmf) Original description

Psalistops maculosa Bryant, 1948b: 336, f. 1, 8 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001546]

Psalistops fulvus Brignoli, 1983c: 131

Psalistops maculosus Brignoli, 1983c: 131

Psalistops maculata Wunderlich, 1988: 52, f. 34 (m, lapsus)

Trichopelma fulvus Mori & Bertani, 2020: 79, f. 161-190 (mf, T from Psalistops, S of Psalistops maculosus)

Trichopelma gabrieli Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Dominican Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052510

Trichopelma gabrieli Mori & Bertani, 2020: 92, f. 215-220 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma goloboffi Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052512

Trichopelma goloboffi Mori & Bertani, 2020: 97, f. 233-238 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma granmense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060189

Trichopelma granmense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 370, f. 13A-G, 14A-H, 15A-F (Dmf) Original description

Trichopelma huffi Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Dominican Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052509

Trichopelma huffi Mori & Bertani, 2020: 88, f. 197-214 (Dmf) Original description

Trichopelma illetabile Simon, 1888 | j | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001622

Trichopelma illetabilis Simon, 1888b: 216 (Df; type is a jm) Original description

Trichopelma illetabile Vellard, 1924a: 147, pl. 10, f. 39 (f)

Trichopelma illetabile Mori & Bertani, 2020: 115, f. 306-310 (incertae sedis, misplaced in Trichopelma, probably belongs to Barychelidae, Sasoninae, in abstract as nomen dubium)

Trichopelma insulanum (Petrunkevitch, 1926) | | US Virgin Is. (St. Thomas), Puerto Rico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001623

Obaerarius insulanus Petrunkevitch, 1926: 40, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Psalistops corozali Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 17, f. 6-7 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001618]

Leptopelma arastellatus Franganillo, 1930: 4 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056483]

Psalistops corozali Franganillo, 1931c: 285 (S of Leptopelma arastellatum)

Trichopelma corozali Raven, 1985a: 113 (T from Psalistops)

Trichopelma insulanum Mori & Bertani, 2020: 72, f. 137 (Dm, f, S of Trichopelma corozali)

Trichopelma juventud Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052513

Trichopelma juventud Mori & Bertani, 2020: 99, f. 239-257 (Dmf) Original description

Trichopelma laselva Valerio, 1986 | | Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001624

Trichopelma laselva Valerio, 1986: 97, f. 4, 8-9, 12-13 (f) Original description

Trichopelma laselva Mori & Bertani, 2020: 85, f. 191-196 (f)

Trichopelma laurae Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052514

Trichopelma laurae Mori & Bertani, 2020: 103, f. 258-269 (Dm) Original description

Trichopelma loui Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052516

Trichopelma loui Mori & Bertani, 2020: 106, f. 276-293 (Dmf) Original description

Trichopelma maculatum (Banks, 1906) | | Bahamas urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001625

Acanthopelma maculatum Banks, 1906a: 185, f. 1-2 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma maculatum Rudloff, 1997b: 9 (T from Acanthopelma)

Trichopelma maculatum Mori & Bertani, 2020: 66, f. 109-126 (Dm, f)

Trichopelma nitidum Simon, 1888 | | Dominican Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001627

Trichopelma nitida Simon, 1888b: 215 (Dm) Original description

Trichopelma nitidum Mori & Bertani, 2020: 53, f. 65-69 (m)

Trichopelma platnicki Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052517

Trichopelma platnicki Mori & Bertani, 2020: 112, f. 294-299 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma rudloffi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060190

Trichopelma rudloffi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 375, f. 16A-E, 17A-H, 18A-F (Dmf) Original description

Trichopelma soroense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060191

Trichopelma soroense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024a: 379, f. 19A-G, 20A-I, 21A-F (D Original description

Trichopelma steini (Simon, 1889) | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002119

Euthycaelus steini Simon, 1889m: 201 (Df) Original description

Psalistops steini Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2014: 287 (T from Euthycaelus)

Trichopelma steini Mori & Bertani, 2020: 61, f. 95-100 (f, T from Psalistops)

Trichopelma tostoi Mori & Bertani, 2020 | | Dominican Rep. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052511

Trichopelma tostoi Mori & Bertani, 2020: 93, f. 221-232 (Dm) Original description

Trichopelma venadense (Valerio, 1986) | | Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001553

Psalistops venadensis Valerio, 1986: 94, f. 1-3, 6-7, 10-11 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma venadensis Mori & Bertani, 2020: 87 (T from Psalistops)

Trichopelma zebra (Petrunkevitch, 1925) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001630

Merothele zebra Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 91 (Df) Original description

Trichopelma zebra Mori & Bertani, 2020: 72, f. 133-136 (f)