Theraphosidae

Phoneyusa is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).

species of spider in the tarantula family from Middle America

Plesiopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. Plesiopelma species are particularly abundant along mountainous ranges, frequently living under stones. Both males and females live in silk tubes under stones with aggregate spatial distribution. The walls of these tunnels are covered by waterproof silk, protecting them from floods. In addition, there is a uniform saturated microclimate inside the tunnel, which protects the spiders from dehydration.

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Loxoptygus is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains two species, found in Ethiopia: L. coturnatus and L. ectypus. It was removed from the synonymy of Phoneyusa, and is considered a senior synonym of Loxoptygella.

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Trichopelma is a genus of South American and Caribbean tarantulas first described by Eugène Simon in 1888.

Eupalaestrus is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.

Holothele is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1980.

Eumenophorus is a genus of Sierra Leonean tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. it contains two species, found in Sierra Leone: E. clementsi and E. murphyorum. It is considered a senior synonym of Monocentropella.

Tmesiphantes is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas in the subfamily Theraphosinae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. The genera Magulla and Melloleitaoina were brought into synonymy in 2019.

Annandaliella is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Arthur Stanley Hirst in 1909. it contains three species endemic to India: A. ernakulamensis, A. pectinifera, and A. travancorica. They are selenogyrid tarantulas, meaning they have a stridulating organ on the inner side of the chelicerae.

Cyrtopholis is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.

Nesiergus is a genus of Seychelloise tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains three species, found on the Seychelles: N. gardineri, N. halophilus, and N. insulanus.

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Anoploscelus is a genus of East African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. It was erected for the species Anoploscelus celeripes, based on a single male collected near Lake Tanganyika in modern day Tanzania. It was synonymized with Phoneyusa from 1985 to 1990. it contains two species, including A. lesserti, first found in Rwanda in 1946.

Ornithoctonus is a genus of Southeast Asian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1892. it contains three species, found in Thailand and Myanmar: O. andersoni, O. aureotibialis, and O. costalis.

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Homoeomma (eyelike, from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος, like, and ὄμμα, eye) is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. It is considered a senior synonym of Calopelma, Butantania, and of Cyclothoracoides. These tarantulas are usually quite small and usually burrow a few centimeters under a rock or log.

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Augacephalus is a genus of harpacterine theraphosid spiders. Its three species are found in Africa.

Hapalotremus is a genus of South American tarantulas in the Theraphosinae subfamily that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. They have red or white Type III urticating (relatively long, thin) hairs, up to , with a fine point and barbs along at least half of the lower part. The tibial apophysis is branched twice (in males only), and there is a conspicuous subapical keel on the male's embolus.

Stichoplastoris is a genus of Central American tarantulas that was first described by J.-P. Rudloff in 1997.

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Haplocosmia is a genus of Asian tarantulas that was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt & V. von Wirth in 1996. it contains three species, found in Nepal, Himalayas and Tibet: H. himalayana, H. nepalensis and H. sherwoodae .

Schizopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1897. it contains two species, found in Central America and Mexico: S. bicarinatum and S. juxtantricola.

Heterothele is a genus of African tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.

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Stromatopelma is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1881. They are renowned for their potent venom that uses stromatoxin peptides to induce medically significant effects.

Harpactirella is a genus of South African tarantulas that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was transferred to the tarantulas in 1985.

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Ischnocolus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. This tarantula genus includes some of the smallest in the family.

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Harpactira is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.

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The Harpactirinae (commonly called baboon spiders) are a subfamily of tarantulas which are native to the continent of Africa. Like many Old World tarantulas, they have a relatively strong venom and can inflict a painful bite.

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Plesiophrictus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899.

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Eucratoscelus is a genus of East African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1898. it contains two species, found in Tanzania and Kenya: E. constrictus and E. pachypus.

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