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:

Hyarachne Thorell, 1899 = Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881 (Simon, 1903a: 959, sub Scodra)

Scodra Becker, 1879 = Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881 (Raven, 1985a: 158, younger name is valid, because Scodra is preoccupied)

Gen. Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00285

N.B.: Raven, 1985a: 158 considered the oldest name available to replace Scodra Becker, 1879d: 141 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05133] (type S. aussereri Becker, 1879 = Stromatopelma calceatum (Fabricius, 1793)), preoccupied in Lepidoptera by Heinemann, 1859; Scodra was considered a senior synonym of Hyarachne Thorell, 1899: 8 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05134] (type H. horrida Thorell, 1899 = Stromatopelma calceatum (Fabricius, 1793)) by Simon, 1903a: 959.

In synonymy:

Stromatopelma alicapillatum Karsch, 1881 = Stromatopelma calceatum Fabricius, 1793 (Karsch, 1886a: 81, sub Scodra aussereri)

Stromatopelma aussereri (Becker, 1879) = Stromatopelma calceatum Fabricius, 1793 (Simon, 1907d: 226)

Stromatopelma brachypoda (Pocock, 1897) = Stromatopelma calceatum Fabricius, 1793 (Charpentier, 1996b: 6)

Stromatopelma horrida (Thorell, 1899) = Stromatopelma calceatum Fabricius, 1793 (Simon, 1907d: 226, sub Scodra)

Stromatopelma straeleni (Roewer, 1953) = Stromatopelma batesi Pocock, 1902 (Charpentier, 1996b: 7)

Stromatopelma batesi (Pocock, 1902) | | Cameroon, Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002474

Scodra batesii Pocock, 1902b: 315 (Dm) Original description

Scodra straeleni Roewer, 1953b: 68, f. 25A-E (Df; juvenile per Charpentier, 1996b: 6) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054109]

Stromatopelma batesi Smith, 1990c: 58, f. 263-271 (m)

Stromatopelma batesi Charpentier, 1996b: 6, f. 1a (S of Scodra straeleni)

Stromatopelma batesi Peters, 1998: 109, f. 293-294 (m)

Stromatopelma batesi Schmidt, 2003l: 218, f. 664 (m)

Stromatopelma calceatum (Fabricius, 1793) | | West Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002475

Aranea calceata Fabricius, 1793: 427 (D) Original description

Scodra aussererii Becker, 1879d: 142 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054105]

Scodra aussererii Becker, 1881b: 44, pl. 1, f. 1 (f)

Stromatopelma alicapillatum Karsch, 1881e: 218 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054106]

Scodra aussereri Karsch, 1886a: 81 (S of Stromatopelma alicapillatum)

Scodra calceata Simon, 1887a: 276 (S of Scodra aussereri [erronously sub 'liberensis'])

Scodra brachypoda Pocock, 1897b: 757, pl. 43, f. 8 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054107]

Hyarachne horrida Thorell, 1899: 9 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054108]

Scodra horrida Simon, 1903a: 959 (T from Hyarachne)

Scodra calceata Strand, 1906h: 35 (m)

Scodra calceata Simon, 1907d: 226 (S of Stromatopelma aussereri and S. horrida)

Scodra brachypoda Smith, 1986b: 26, f. 33h (m)

Scodra brachypoda Smith, 1987d: 26, f. 33h (m)

Stromatopelma brachypoda Smith, 1990c: 59, f. 272-275 (m)

Stromatopelma calceata Smith, 1990c: 59, f. 276-290 (mf)

Stromatopelma calceata Charpentier, 1996b: 6, f. 1b (S of Stromatopelma brachypoda)

Stromatopelma calceatum Finke, 1998: 7, f. 2a, 3a (f)

Stromatopelma brachypoda Peters, 1998: 110, f. 297 (m)

Stromatopelma calceatum Peters, 1998: 111, f. 302-305 (mf)

Stromatopelma calceatum Peters, 2000b: 116, f. 341-343 (mf)

Stromatopelma calceatum Schmidt, 2003l: 218, f. 665-666 (f)

Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes (Pocock, 1897) | | West Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002476

Scodra griseipes Pocock, 1897b: 756, pl. 43, f. 7 (Dmf) Original description

Scodra griseipes Smith, 1986b: 27, f. 36h (m)

Scodra griseipes Smith, 1987d: 27, f. 36h (m)

Scodra grisepes Hancock & Hancock, 1989: 41, f. 36 (f)

Stromatopelma calceata griseipes Smith, 1990c: 61, f. 298-301 (reduced to subspecies)

Stromatopelma calceata griseipes Schmidt, 1993d: 114, f. 352 (f)

Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Finke, 1998: 7, f. 2b, 3b (f)

Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Schmidt, 2003l: 218, f. 667 (f)

Stromatopelma fumigatum (Pocock, 1900) | | Equatorial Guinea (Mbini) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002477

Scodra fumigata Pocock, 1900g: 839 (Df) Original description

Stromatopelma fumigata Smith, 1990c: 61, f. 291-297 (f)

Stromatopelma fumigata Charpentier, 1996b: 6, f. 1c

Stromatopelma fumigatum Peters, 1998: 113, f. 311 (f)

Stromatopelma fumigatum Schmidt, 2003l: 218, f. 668 (f)

Stromatopelma pachypoda (Strand, 1908) | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002095

Scodra pachypoda Strand, 1908b: 770 (Dj) Original description

Scodra pachypoda Strand, 1916b: 53 (Df)

Heteroscodra pachypoda Charpentier, 1996b: 6 (Tf from Scodra=Stromatopelma)

Stromatopelma pachypoda Gallon, 2008: 245 (Tf from Heteroscodra)

Stromatopelma satanas (Berland, 1917) | | Gabon, Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002478

Scodra satanas Berland, 1917: 473, f. 8-9 (Dm) Original description

Scodra satanas Smith, 1986b: 27, f. 38h (m)

Scodra satanas Smith, 1987d: 27, f. 38h (m)

Stromatopelma satanus Smith, 1990c: 62, f. 302-303 (m)

Stromatopelma satanas Peters, 1998: 114, f. 315-316 (m)

Stromatopelma satanas Schmidt, 2003l: 218, f. 669-670 (m)