This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1192 species in 186 genera:

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Abdomegaphobema Abdomegaphobema Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Léon-E., Cisneros-Heredia, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023

Abdomegaphobema mesomelas O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 - Costa Rica Abdomegaphobema peterklaasi (Schmidt, 1994) - Costa Rica

Acanthopelma

Acanthopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 Acanthopelma beccarii Caporiacco, 1947 - Guyana Acanthopelma rufescens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 (type) - Central America

Acanthoscurria

Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871 Acanthoscurria armasi Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R. & Alayón, 2025 - Colombia Acanthoscurria belterrensis Paula, Gabriel, Indicatti, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014 - Brazil Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909 - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina Acanthoscurria cordubensis Thorell, 1894 - Argentina Acanthoscurria geniculata (C. L. Koch, 1841) (type) - Brazil Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Brazil Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892 - Bolivia, Brazil Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Brazil Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892 - South America Acanthoscurria melloleitaoi Bertani, 2023 - Brazil Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892 - Bolivia Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917 - Brazil Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Brazil Acanthoscurria rhodothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Brazil Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000 - French Guiana, Brazil Acanthoscurria tarda Pocock, 1903 - Brazil Acanthoscurria theraphosoides (Doleschall, 1871) - Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana Acanthoscurria turumban Rodríguez-Manzanilla & Bertani, 2010 - Venezuela Acanthoscurria urens Vellard, 1924 - Brazil

Acentropelma

Acentropelma Pocock, 1901 Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) - Colombia Acentropelma spinulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type) - Guatemala

Aenigmarachne

Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005 Aenigmarachne colombiana Osorio, Polo, Sabbatino & Martínez, 2025 - Colombia Aenigmarachne sinapophysis Schmidt, 2005 (type) - Costa Rica

Agnostopelma

Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010 Agnostopelma gardel Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010 - Colombia Agnostopelma tota Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010 (type) - Colombia

Aguapanela

Aguapanela Perafán & Cifuentes, 2015 Aguapanela arvi Perafán, Cifuentes & Estrada, 2015 (type) - Colombia

Amazonius Amazonius Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022

Amazonius elenae (Schmidt, 1994) - Ecuador, Brazil Amazonius germani Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 - French Guiana, Brazil Amazonius giovaninii Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 - Brazil Amazonius subcaeruleus (Bauer & Antonelli, 1997) - Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela

Annandaliella

Annandaliella Hirst, 1909 Annandaliella ernakulamensis Sunil Jose & Sebastian, 2008 - India Annandaliella pectinifera Gravely, 1935 - India Annandaliella travancorica Hirst, 1909 (type) - India

Anoploscelus

Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897 Anoploscelus celeripes Pocock, 1897 (type) - Uganda, Tanzania Anoploscelus lesserti Laurent, 1946 - Rwanda

Anqasha Anqasha Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022

Anqasha lima Sherwood, Peñaherrera-R., Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025 - Peru Anqasha minaperinensis Kaderka, 2023 - Peru Anqasha picta (Pocock, 1903) - Peru

Antikuna Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021

Antikuna cernickai Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 - Peru Antikuna cimrmani Kaderka, Ferretti & Hüsser, 2021 - Peru Antikuna cyanofemur Kaderka, Ferretti & Hüsser, 2021 - Peru Antikuna majkusi Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 - Peru Antikuna sapallanga Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 - Peru Antikuna urayrumi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021 - Peru Antikuna valladaresi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021 - Peru

Antillena

Antillena Bertani, Huff & Fukushima, 2017 Antillena miguelangeli Santos & Bertani, 2024 - Dominican Rep. Antillena rickwesti (Bertani & Huff, 2013) - Dominican Rep.

Aphonopelma

Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin, 1940) – United States, Mexico Aphonopelma armada (Chamberlin, 1940) – United States Aphonopelma atomicum Hamilton, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma bacadehuachi Hendrixson, 2019 – Mexico Aphonopelma belindae Gabriel, 2011 – Panama Aphonopelma bicoloratum Struchen, Brändle & Schmidt, 1996 – Mexico Aphonopelma burica Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica Aphonopelma caniceps (Simon, 1891) – Mexico Aphonopelma catalina Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940 – United States Aphonopelma chiricahua Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma cookei Smith, 1995 – Mexico Aphonopelma crinirufum (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica Aphonopelma eustathes (Chamberlin, 1940) – Mexico Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin, 1940 – United States Aphonopelma gabeli Smith, 1995 – United States Aphonopelma geotoma (Chamberlin, 1937) – Mexico Aphonopelma gertschi Smith, 1995 – Mexico Aphonopelma griseum Chamberlin, 1940 – Mexico Aphonopelma hageni (Strand, 1906) – Mexico Aphonopelma helluo (Simon, 1891) – Mexico Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard, 1852) – United States Aphonopelma icenoglei Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma iodius (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) – United States Aphonopelma jacobii Hamilton & Hendrixson, 2024 - United States Aphonopelma johnnycashi Hamilton, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma joshua Prentice, 1997 – United States Aphonopelma levii Smith, 1995 – Mexico Aphonopelma madera Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma mareki Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma marxi (Simon, 1891) – United States Aphonopelma moderatum (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) – United States Aphonopelma moellendorfi Hamilton, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma mojave Prentice, 1997 – United States Aphonopelma mooreae Smith, 1995 – Mexico Aphonopelma nayaritum Chamberlin, 1940 – Mexico Aphonopelma pallidum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) – Mexico Aphonopelma paloma Prentice, 1993 – United States Aphonopelma parvum Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma peloncillo Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma phasmus Chamberlin, 1940 – United States Aphonopelma platnicki Smith, 1995 – Mexico Aphonopelma prenticei Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma prosoicum Chamberlin, 1940 – Mexico Aphonopelma ruedanum Chamberlin, 1940 – Mexico Aphonopelma saguaro Hamilton, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma sclerothrix (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica Aphonopelma seemanni (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type species) – Central America Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer, 1875) – United States Aphonopelma superstitionense Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States Aphonopelma truncatum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) – Mexico Aphonopelma vorhiesi (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) – United States Aphonopelma xanthochromum (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016 – United States

Arboriticus Arboriticus Borges & Bertani, 2025

Arboriticus celsoi Borges & Bertani, 2025 (type species) Arboriticus giganteus Borges & Bertani, 2025 Arboriticus maculatus Borges, Abegg & Bertani, 2025 Arboriticus minor Borges & Bertani, 2025 Arboriticus petropolis Borges & Bertani, 2025 Arboriticus spinosissimus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) Arboriticus tarsicrassus (Bücherl, 1947)

Aspinochilus Aspinochilus Müller, Fardiansah, Schneider, Wanke, von Wirth & Wendt, 2024

Aspinochilus rufus Müller, Fardiansah, Schneider, Wanke, von Wirth & Wendt, 2024 - Indonesia

Augacephalus

Augacephalus Gallon, 2002 Augacephalus breyeri (Hewitt, 1919) (type) - South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini Augacephalus ezendami (Gallon, 2001) - Mozambique Augacephalus junodi (Simon, 1904) - East, South Africa

Avicularia

Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 Avicularia avicularia (Linnaeus, 1758) (type) - Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia Avicularia caei Fukushima & Bertani, 2017 - Brazil Avicularia glauca Simon, 1891 - Panama Avicularia hirschii Bullmer, Thierer-Lutz & Schmidt, 2006 - Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Avicularia juruensis Mello-Leitão, 1923 - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Avicularia lynnae Fukushima & Bertani, 2017 - Peru, Ecuador Avicularia merianae Fukushima & Bertani, 2017 - Peru Avicularia minatrix Pocock, 1903 - Venezuela, Brazil Avicularia purpurea Kirk, 1990 - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Avicularia rufa Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945 - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil Avicularia taunayi (Mello-Leitão, 1920) - Brazil Avicularia variegata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 - Venezuela, Brazil

B Bacillochilus

Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010 Bacillochilus xenostridulans Gallon, 2010 (type) - Angola

Batesiella

Batesiella Pocock, 1903 Batesiella crinita Pocock, 1903 (type) - Cameroon

Birupes

Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019 Birupes simoroxigorum Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019 - Malaysia (Borneo)

Bistriopelma

Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015 Bistriopelma fabianae Quispe-Colca & Kaderka, 2020 - Peru Bistriopelma kiwicha Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020 - Peru Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015 (type) - Peru Bistriopelma matuskai Kaderka, 2015 - Peru Bistriopelma peyoi Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020 - Peru Bistriopelma titicaca Kaderka, 2017 - Peru

Bonnetina

Bonnetina Vol, 2000 Bonnetina alagoni Locht & Medina, 2008 - Mexico Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alvarez & Locht, 2011 - Mexico Bonnetina cyaneifemur Vol, 2000 (type) - Mexico Bonnetina flammigera Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina hijmenseni Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina hobbit Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina julesvernei Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina malinalli Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina megagyna Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina minax Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina papalutlensis Mendoza, 2012 - Mexico Bonnetina tanzeri Schmidt, 2012 - Mexico Bonnetina tenuiverpis Ortiz & Francke, 2015 - Mexico Bonnetina tindoo Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexicoa Bonnetina unam Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico Bonnetina vittata Ortiz & Francke, 2017 - Mexico

Brachionopus

Brachionopus Pocock, 1897 Brachionopus annulatus Purcell, 1903 - South Africa Brachionopus pretoriae Purcell, 1904 - South Africa Brachionopus robustus Pocock, 1897 (type) - South Africa Brachionopus tristis Purcell, 1903 - South Africa

Brachypelma

Brachypelma Simon, 1891 Brachypelma albiceps Pocock, 1903 - Mexico Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992 - Mexico Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1993 - Mexico Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1993 - Mexico Brachypelma emilia (White, 1856) (type) - Mexico Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997 - Mexico Brachypelma klaasi (Schmidt & Krause, 1994) - Mexico Brachypelma smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) - Mexico

Bumba

Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014 Bumba cuiaba Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 - Brazil Bumba horrida (Schmidt, 1994) - Venezuela, Brazil Bumba humilis (Vellard, 1924) - Brazil Bumba lennoni Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014 - Brazil Bumba mineiros Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 - Brazil, Paraguay Bumba paunaka Ferretti, 2021 - Bolivia Bumba rondonia Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 - Brazil Bumba tapajos Lucas, Passanha & Brescovit, 2020 - Brazil

C Cardiopelma

Cardiopelma Vol, 1999 Cardiopelma mascatum Vol, 1999 (type) -Mexico

Caribena

Caribena Fukushima & Bertani, 2017 Caribena laeta (C. L. Koch, 1842) (type) - Puerto Rico, Cuba, US Virgin Is. Caribena versicolor (Walckenaer, 1837) - Martinique

Catanduba

Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 Catanduba araguaia Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 - Brazil Catanduba canabrava Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 - Brazil Catanduba flavohirta (Simon, 1889) - Brazil