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.
Gen. Kiskalla Quispe-Colca, Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2026 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06481
type Kiskalla ignacioi Quispe-Colca, Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2026; gender feminine
Kiskalla ignacioi Quispe-Colca, Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2026 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067198 TYPE SPECIES
Kiskalla ignacioi Quispe-Colca et al., 2026: 376, f. 2A-D, F, 3A-E, 4A-H, 5A-C, 6A-B, 7A-D, 8A-E, 9A-D, 10A-H, 11 (Dmf) Original description
Kiskalla yeisoni Quispe-Colca, Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2026 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067199
Kiskalla yeisoni Quispe-Colca et al., 2026: 384, f. 12A-G (Df) Original description
Kiskalla zukuapasanka Quispe-Colca, Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2026 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067200
Kiskalla zukuapasanka Quispe-Colca et al., 2026: 386, f. 13A-H, 14A-D, 15C (Df) Original description

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