The Complete List of Tarantula Species
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The Complete List of Tarantula Species

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Tarantulas belong to the spider family Theraphosidae. According to the World Spider Catalog, there are 1,192 recognized tarantula species in 186 genera. Tarantulas can be found throughout the world, with the exception of Antarctica. Old World tarantulas inhabit Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, while New World spiders inhabit North and South America. Around 650 of the 1,192 described tarantula species are found in the Americas.

In zoology, parentheses around a species’ author name indicate that the species was originally described in a different genus, to note that there has been a taxonomic reclassification. The name that is in parentheses, sometimes referred to as the basionym author, shows who first named the species. However, it is placed according to current scientific understanding. The following alphabetical list (by genus and species name) includes every recognized tarantula species as of December 2025. Entries followed by asterisks denote the genus type species.

With so many tarantula species, our master list has also been broken down into separate articles featuring tarantulas from each continent. Click on the links to view more information about tarantula species specifically from the following regions: the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and Australia and Oceania. In the case of South America, the list is broken down by country. Click on the links to find more information about tarantulas from the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, The Guianas, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

A.

1. 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

2. Acanthopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897

  • Acanthopelma beccarii Caporiacco, 1947 – Guyana
  • Acanthopelma rufescens* F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 – Central America

3. Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871

Brazilian White Stripe Tarantula

Acanthoscurria geniculata is known as the Brazilian white knee tarantula.

  • 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 – South America, except Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador, and Chile
  • Acanthoscurria geniculata* (C. L. Koch, 1841) – Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892 – Bolivia, Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892 – Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia, Dominica, Martinique)
  • Acanthoscurria melloleitaoi Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892 – Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
  • Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917 – Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria rhodothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000 – Guyana, 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

4. Acentropelma Pocock, 1901

  • Acentropelma gutzkei (Reichling, 1997) – Belize
  • Acentropelma spinulosum* (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) – Guatemala

5. Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005

  • Aenigmarachne colombiana Osorio, Polo, Sabbatino & Martínez, 2025 – Colombia
  • Aenigmarachne sinapophysis* Schmidt, 2005 – Costa Rica

6. Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010

  • Agnostopelma gardel Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010 – Colombia
  • Agnostopelma tota* Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010 – Colombia

7. Aguapanela Perafán & Cifuentes, 2015

  • Aguapanela arvi* Perafán & Cifuentes, 2015 – Colombia

8. Amazonius Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022

  • Amazonius elenae* (Schmidt, 1994) – Ecuador, Brazil
  • Amazonius germani Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 – French Guiana and Brazil
  • Amazonius giovaninii Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 – Brazil
  • Amazonius subcaeruleus (Bauer & Antonelli, 1997) – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela

9. Annandaliella Hirst, 1909

Annandaliella travancorica

Annandaliella travancorica is native to the Western Ghats of India.

  • Annandaliella ernakulamensis Sunil Jose & Sebastian, 2008 – India
  • Annandaliella pectinifera Gravely, 1935 – India
  • Annandaliella travancorica* Hirst, 1909 – India

10. Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897

  • Anoploscelus celeripes* Pocock, 1897 – Uganda, Tanzania
  • Anoploscelus lesserti Laurent, 1946 – Rwanda, Burundi

11. 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

12. 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

13. Antillena Bertani, Huff & Fukushima, 2017

  • Antillena miguelangeli Santos & Bertani, 2024 – Dominican Republic
  • Antillena rickwesti* (Bertani & Huff, 2013) – Dominican Republic

14. Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901

western desert tarantula

Aphonopelma chalcodes is commonly known as the Western desert, Mexican blonde, or Arizona blonde tarantula.

  • 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) – 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

15. Arboriticus Borges & Bertani, 2025

  • Arboriticus celsoi* Borges & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil
  • Arboriticus giganteus Borges & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil
  • Arboriticus maculatus Borges, Abegg & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil
  • Arboriticus minor Borges & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil
  • Arboriticus petropolis Borges & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil
  • Arboriticus spinosissimus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
  • Arboriticus tarsicrassus (Bücherl, 1947) – Brazil

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

  • Aspinochilus rufus* Müller, Fardiansah, Schneider, Wanke, von Wirth & Wendt, 2024 – Indonesia (Java)

17. Augacephalus Gallon, 2002

Augacephalus junodi tarantula

The golden baboon spider, Augacephalus junodi, is found in Namibia and South Africa.

  • Augacephalus breyeri* (Hewitt, 1919) – South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini
  • Augacephalus ezendami (Gallon, 2001) – Mozambique
  • Augacephalus junodi (Simon, 1904) – Namibia, South Africa

18. Avicularia Lamarck, 1818

The Pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia avicularia)

Avicularia avicularia is called the pink-toed tarantula because of the pink coloring on the end of each leg.

  • Avicularia avicularia* (Linnaeus, 1758) – 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.

19. Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010

  • Bacillochilus xenostridulans* Gallon, 2010 – Angola

20. Batesiella Pocock, 1903

  • Batesiella crinita* Pocock, 1903 – Cameroon

21. Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023

  • Bermejoa panguana Portela & Ríos-Tamayo, 2025 – Peru
  • Bermejoa zoeae* Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023 – Bolivia

22. Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019

  • Birupes simoroxigorum* Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019 – Malaysia (Borneo)

23. Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015

  • Bistriopelma fabianae Quispe-Colca & Kaderka, 2020 – Peru
  • Bistriopelma kiwicha Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020 – Peru
  • Bistriopelma lamasi* Kaderka, 2015 – Peru
  • Bistriopelma matuskai Kaderka, 2015 – Peru
  • Bistriopelma peyoi Nicoletta, Chaparro, Mamani, Ochoa, West & Ferretti, 2020 – Peru
  • Bistriopelma titicaca Kaderka, 2017 – Peru

24. Bonnetina Vol, 2000

Bonnetina cyaneifemur

Bonnetina cyaneifemur is commonly called the Mexican blue femur due to the dark blue color of its femurs.

  • Bonnetina alagoni Locht & Medina, 2008 – Mexico
  • Bonnetina aviae Estrada-Alvarez & Locht, 2011 – Mexico
  • Bonnetina cyaneifemur* Vol, 2000 – 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 – Mexico
  • Bonnetina unam Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
  • Bonnetina vittata Ortiz & Francke, 2017 – Mexico

25. Brachionopus Pocock, 1897

Brachionopus robustus tarantula

The robust lesser baboon spider, Brachionopus robustus, is a dwarf tarantula species.

  • Brachionopus annulatus Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
  • Brachionopus pretoriae Purcell, 1904 – South Africa
  • Brachionopus robustus* Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
  • Brachionopus tristis Purcell, 1903 – South Africa

26. 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) – Mexico
  • Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997 – Mexico
  • Brachypelma klaasi (Schmidt & Krause, 1994) – Mexico
  • Brachypelma smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) – Mexico

27. 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.

28. Cardiopelma Vol, 1999

  • Cardiopelma mascatum* Vol, 1999 – Previously listed as Mexico, current distribution unknown

29. Caribena Fukushima & Bertani, 2017

Caribena laeta

The common name of Caribena laeta is the Puerto Rican Pink Toe for the pink patches at the end of its legs.

  • Caribena laeta* (C. L. Koch, 1842) – Puerto Rico, Cuba, US Virgin Islands
  • Caribena versicolor (Walckenaer, 1837) – Martinique

30. Caribothele Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Rollard, Leguin & Privet, 2025

  • Caribothele culebrae* (Petrunkevitch, 1929) – Puerto Rico
  • Caribothele denticulata (Franganillo, 1930) – Cuba
  • Caribothele maddeni (Esposito & Agnarsson, 2014) – Dominican Republic
  • Caribothele shoemakeri (Petrunkevitch, 1926) – U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas)
  • Caribothele sulfurensis (Maréchal, 2005) – Guadeloupe

31. Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012

  • Catanduba araguaia Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
  • Catanduba canabrava Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
  • Catanduba flavohirta (Simon, 1889) – Brazil
  • Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
  • Catanduba piauiensis Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
  • Catanduba simoni (Soares & Camargo, 1948) – Brazil
  • Catanduba tuskae* Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil

32. Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004

Catumiri argentinense tarantula

The Argentinian bronze, Catumiri argentinense, is a small tarantula that only reaches a leg span of about 3 inches.

  • Catumiri argentinense (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Chile, Argentina
  • Catumiri chicaoi Guadanucci, 2004 – Brazil
  • Catumiri parvum (Keyserling, 1878) – Brazil, Uruguay
  • Catumiri petropolium* Guadanucci, 2004 – Brazil
  • Catumiri sapucai (Nicoletta, Panchuk, Peralta-Seen & Ferretti, 2022) – Argentina

33. Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897

The tarantula species Ceratogyrus darlingi has a black, backward-curving horn on its carapace.

  • Ceratogyrus attonitifer Engelbrecht, 2019 – Angola
  • Ceratogyrus brachycephalus Hewitt, 1919 – Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Ceratogyrus darlingi* Pocock, 1897 – Southern Africa
  • Ceratogyrus dolichocephalus Hewitt, 1919 – Zimbabwe
  • Ceratogyrus hillyardi (Smith, 1990) – Malawi
  • Ceratogyrus marshalli Pocock, 1897 – Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Ceratogyrus meridionalis (Hirst, 1907) – Malawi, Mozambique
  • Ceratogyrus paulseni Gallon, 2005 – South Africa
  • Ceratogyrus pillansi (Purcell, 1902) – Zimbabwe, Mozambique
  • Ceratogyrus sanderi Strand, 1906 – Namibia, Zimbabwe

34. Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871

Chaetopelma olivaceum tarantula

The black furry or Middle East gold tarantula, is primarily found around the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.

  • Chaetopelma altugkadirorum Gallon, Gabriel & Tansley, 2012 – Turkey, Syria
  • Chaetopelma concolor (Simon, 1873) – Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Israel
  • Chaetopelma karlamani Vollmer, 1997 – Cyprus
  • Chaetopelma lymberakisi Chatzaki & Komnenov, 2019 – Greece (Crete)
  • Chaetopelma olivaceum* (C. L. Koch, 1841) – Cyprus, Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Middle East
  • Chaetopelma persianum Zamani & West, 2023 – Iran
  • Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014 – Turkey
  • Chaetopelma webborum Smith, 1990 – Cameroon

35. Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892

Indian violet, Chilobrachys fimbriatus, Tharaphosidae, Aarey milk colony Mumbai India

The Indian violet, Chilobrachys fimbriatus, has a striped abdomen, distinguishing it from other Chilobrachys species.

  • Chilobrachys andersoni (Pocock, 1895) – India, Myanmar, Malaysia
  • Chilobrachys annandalei Simon, 1901 – Malaysia
  • Chilobrachys assamensis Hirst, 1909 – India
  • Chilobrachys bicolor (Pocock, 1895) – Myanmar
  • Chilobrachys brevipes (Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
  • Chilobrachys dominus Lin & Li, 2022 – China
  • Chilobrachys dyscolus (Simon, 1886) – Vietnam
  • Chilobrachys femoralis Pocock, 1900 – India
  • Chilobrachys fimbriatus Pocock, 1899 – India
  • Chilobrachys flavopilosus (Simon, 1884) – India, Myanmar
  • Chilobrachys fumosus (Pocock, 1895) – India
  • Chilobrachys guangxiensis (Yin & Tan, 2000) – China
  • Chilobrachys hardwickei (Pocock, 1895) – India
  • Chilobrachys himalayensis (Tikader, 1977) – India
  • Chilobrachys huahini Schmidt & Huber, 1996 – Thailand
  • Chilobrachys hubei Song & Zhao, 1988 – China
  • Chilobrachys jinchengi Lin & Li, 2022 – China
  • Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansickleae Nanayakkara, Sumanapala & Kirk, 2019 – Sri Lanka
  • Chilobrachys khasiensis (Tikader, 1977) – India
  • Chilobrachys liboensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008 – China
  • Chilobrachys lubricus Yu, S. Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, Li & Yang, 2021 – China
  • Chilobrachys natanicharum Chomphuphuang, Sippawat, Sriranan, Piyatrakulchai, & Songsangchote, 2023 – Thailand
  • Chilobrachys nitelinus* Karsch, 1892 – Sri Lanka
  • Chilobrachys oculatus (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar
  • Chilobrachys paviei (Simon, 1886) – Thailand
  • Chilobrachys pococki (Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
  • Chilobrachys qishuoi Lin & Li, 2022 – China
  • Chilobrachys sericeus (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar
  • Chilobrachys soricinus (Thorell, 1887) – Myanmar
  • Chilobrachys stridulans (Wood Mason, 1877) – India
  • Chilobrachys subarmatus (Thorell, 1891) – India (Nicobar Island)
  • Chilobrachys thorelli Pocock, 1900 – India

36. Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992

  • Chilocosmia dichromata* Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 – Indonesia (New Guinea)

37. Chinchaysuyu Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2023

  • Chinchaysuyu spinosa* Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2023 – Peru

38. Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995

Most Dangerous Spiders

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, the green bottle blue tarantula, is found on the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela.

  • Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens* (Strand, 1907) – Venezuela

39. Cilantica Mirza, 2024

  • Cilantica agasthyaensis* Mirza, 2024 – India
  • Cilantica devamatha (Prasanth & Sunil Jose, 2014) – India
  • Cilantica kayi (Gravely, 1915) – India

40. Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901

  • Citharacanthus alayoni Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba
  • Citharacanthus cyaneus (Rudloff, 1994)- Cuba
  • Citharacanthus livingstoni Schmidt & Weinmann, 1996 – Guatemala
  • Citharacanthus longipes* (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) – Mexico, Central America
  • Citharacanthus meermani Reichling & West, 2000 – Belize, Mexico
  • Citharacanthus niger Franganillo, 1931- Cuba
  • Citharacanthus spinicrus (Latreille, 1819) – Cuba, Hispaniola

41. Citharognathus Pocock, 1895

  • Citharognathus hosei* Pocock, 1895 – Borneo

42. Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940

  • Clavopelma tamaulipeca* (Chamberlin, 1937) – Mexico

43. Colombiarachne Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Mora-Bolaños, Ríos-Tamayo & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025

  • Colombiarachne dianae* Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Mora-Bolaños, Ríos-Tamayo & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Colombia

44. Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892

Coremiocnemis hoggi tarantula

The Malaysian purple-femur tarantula, Coremiocnemis hoggi, inhabits the highlands of Peninsular Malaysia.

  • Coremiocnemis cunicularia* (Simon, 1892) – Malaysia
  • Coremiocnemis hoggi West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
  • Coremiocnemis kotacana West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Coremiocnemis obscura West & Nunn, 2010 – Malaysia
  • Coremiocnemis tropix Raven, 2005 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Coremiocnemis valida Pocock, 1895 – Borneo

45. Cotztetlana Mendoza, 2012

  • Cotztetlana omiltemi* Mendoza, 2012 – Mexico
  • Cotztetlana villadai Estrada-Alvarez, 2014 – Mexico

46. Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996

  • Crassicrus bidxigui Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
  • Crassicrus cocona Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
  • Crassicrus lamanai* Reichling & West, 1996 – Belize
  • Crassicrus stoicum (Chamberlin, 1925) – Mexico
  • Crassicrus tochtli Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
  • Crassicrus yumkimil Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico

47. Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871

  • Crypsidromus brevibulbus Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Crypsidromus carinatus Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Crypsidromus icecu Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Crypsidromus isabellinus* Ausserer, 1871 – Brazil
  • Crypsidromus multicuspidatus (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Brazil
  • Crypsidromus nondescriptus (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil
  • Crypsidromus puriscal Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Crypsidromus rubitarsus Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica

48. Crypticarachne Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025

  • Crypticarachne nadineae* Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025 – Ecuador

49. Cubanana Ortiz, 2008

  • Cubanana cristinae* Ortiz, 2008 – Cuba

50. Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871

  • Cyclosternum darienense Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 – Panama
  • Cyclosternum familiare (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
  • Cyclosternum garbei (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
  • Cyclosternum gaujoni Simon, 1889 – Ecuador
  • Cyclosternum janthinum (Simon, 1889) – Ecuador
  • Cyclosternum kochi (Ausserer, 1871) – Venezuela
  • Cyclosternum ledezmae (Vol, 2001) – Bolivia
  • Cyclosternum matildeae (Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel & Ghia, 2024) – Ecuador
  • Cyclosternum palomeranum West, 2000 – Mexico
  • Cyclosternum rufohirtum (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
  • Cyclosternum schmardae* Ausserer, 1871 – Colombia, Ecuador
  • Cyclosternum seldeni (Sherwood & Gabriel, 2023) – Ecuador
  • Cyclosternum spinopalpus (Schaefer, 1996) – Paraguay
  • Cyclosternum viridimonte Valerio, 1982 – Costa Rica

51. Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020

  • Cymbiapophysa ashily Ghia, Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024 – Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa bettycita Peñaherrera-R. & Ghia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa carmencita Peñaherrera-R., 2023 – Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa falconi Peñaherrera-R., 2023 – Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa homeroi Peñaherrera-R., 2023 – Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa magna Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2021 – Colombia
  • Cymbiapophysa otongachi Peñaherrera-R., Ghia, Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024 – Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa marimbai (Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018) – Colombia
  • Cymbiapophysa velox* (Pocock, 1903) – Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa yimana Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 – Peru or Ecuador
  • Cymbiapophysa yumbos Peñaherrera-R., Ghia, Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024 – Ecuador

52. Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903

The Trinidad dwarf tarantula, cyriocosmus elegans, can be found in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

  • Cyriocosmus aueri Kaderka, 2016 – Peru
  • Cyriocosmus bertae Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus bicolor (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) – Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus blenginii Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Bolivia
  • Cyriocosmus elegans (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Cyriocosmus fasciatus (Mello-Leitão, 1930) – Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus fernandoi Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus foliatus Kaderka, 2019 – Peru
  • Cyriocosmus giganteus Kaderka, 2016 – Peru
  • Cyriocosmus hoeferi Kaderka, 2016 – Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus itayensis Kaderka, 2016 – Peru
  • Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999 – Colombia, Venezuela
  • Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela
  • Cyriocosmus nogueiranetoi Fukushima, Bertani & da Silva, 2005 – Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus paredesi Kaderka, 2019 – Peru
  • Cyriocosmus paresi Moeller, Galleti-Lima & Guadanucci, 2024 – Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007 – Bolivia
  • Cyriocosmus peruvianus Kaderka, 2016 – Peru
  • Cyriocosmus pribiki Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2009 – Peru
  • Cyriocosmus ritae Pérez-Miles, 1998 – Peru, Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus sellatus* (Simon, 1889) -Peru, Brazil
  • Cyriocosmus venezuelensis Kaderka, 2010 – Venezuela
  • Cyriocosmus versicolor (Simon, 1897) – Paraguay, Argentina
  • Cyriocosmus williamlamari Kaderka, 2016 – Venezuela

53. Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887

  • Cyriopagopus albostriatus (Simon, 1886) – Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia
  • Cyriopagopus doriae (Thorell, 1890) – Malaysia (Borneo)
  • Cyriopagopus hainanus (Liang, Peng, Huang & Chen, 1999) – China
  • Cyriopagopus lividus (Smith, 1996) – Myanmar, Thailand
  • Cyriopagopus longipes (von Wirth & Striffler, 2005) – Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
  • Cyriopagopus minax (Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar, Thailand
  • Cyriopagopus paganus* Simon, 1887 – Myanmar
  • Cyriopagopus schmidti (von Wirth, 1991) – China, Vietnam
  • Cyriopagopus vonwirthi (Schmidt, 2005) – Southeast Asia

54. Cyrtogrammomma Pocock, 1895

  • Cyrtogrammomma frevo Gonzalez-Filho, Fonseca-Ferreira, Brescovit & Guadanucci, 2022 – Brazil
  • Cyrtogrammomma monticola* Pocock, 1895 – Guyana, Brazil
  • Cyrtogrammomma raveni Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Guyana

55. Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892

  • Cyrtopholis agilis Pocock, 1903 – Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
  • Cyrtopholis anacanta Franganillo, 1935 – Cuba
  • Cyrtopholis annectans Chamberlin, 1917 – Barbados
  • Cyrtopholis antillana Thorell, 1894 – Guadeloupe (St. Barthélemy)
  • Cyrtopholis bartholomaei (Latreille, 1832) – St. Thomas, St. Barthélemy, Antigua
  • Cyrtopholis bonhotei (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Bahamas
  • Cyrtopholis bryantae Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba
  • Cyrtopholis culebrae (Petrunkevitch, 1929) – Puerto Rico
  • Cyrtopholis cursor* (Ausserer, 1875) – Hispaniola
  • Cyrtopholis femoralis Pocock, 1903 – Montserrat
  • Cyrtopholis flavostriata Schmidt, 1995 – Virgin Islands
  • Cyrtopholis gibbosa Franganillo, 1936 – Cuba
  • Cyrtopholis jamaicola Strand, 1908 – Jamaica
  • Cyrtopholis major (Franganillo, 1926) – Cuba
  • Cyrtopholis montserrat Sherwood, Gabriel, Questel, Rollard & Leguin, 2024 – Montserrat
  • Cyrtopholis plumosa Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
  • Cyrtopholis portoricae Chamberlin, 1917 – Puerto Rico
  • Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff, 1995 – Cuba
  • Cyrtopholis regibbosa Rudloff, 1994 – Cuba
  • Cyrtopholis unispina Franganillo, 1926 – Cuba

D.

56. Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892

Costa Rican tiger rump tarantula

The Costa Rican tiger rump, Davus fasciatus, has distinct coppery-orange tiger stripes on its abdomen.

  • Davus fasciatus* O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 – Costa Rica, Panama
  • Davus pentaloris (Simon, 1888) – Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
  • Davus ruficeps (Simon, 1891) – Costa Rica, Nicaragua
  • Davus santos Gabriel, 2016 – Panama

57. Devicarina Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, Léon-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025

  • Devicarina akroa* (Moeller, Galleti-Lima & Guadanucci, 2024) – Brazil
  • Devicarina guidonae (Moeller, Galleti-Lima & Guadanucci, 2024) – Brazil

58. Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923

  • Dolichothele aurata (Vellard, 1924) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele boliviana (Vol, 2001) – Bolivia, Brazil
  • Dolichothele camargorum Revollo, da Silva & Bertani, 2017 – Bolivia, Brazil
  • Dolichothele diamantinensis (Bertani, Santos & Righi, 2009) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele dominguense (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele exilis* Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Dolichothele mineirum (Guadanucci, 2011) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele mottai Revollo, da Silva & Bertani, 2017 – Brazil
  • Dolichothele rufoniger (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele tucuruiense (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil

59. Dugesiella Pocock, 1901

  • Dugesiella anitahoffmannae (Locht, Medina, Rojo & Vázquez, 2005) – Mexico
  • Dugesiella crinita* Pocock, 1901 – Mexico
  • Dugesiella duplex (Chamberlin, 1925) – Mexico
  • Dugesiella serrata (Simon, 1891) – Mexico

60. Encantarana Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Rollard, Leguin & Privet, 2025

  • Encantarana hamiltoni* Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Rollard, Leguin & Privet, 2025 – Puerto Rico

61. Encyocratella Strand, 1907

Encyocratella olivacea tarantula

The Tanzanian black and olive baboon spider, Encyocratella olivacea, is known for its vibrant coloring.

  • Encyocratella olivacea* Strand, 1907 – Tanzania

62. Encyocrates Simon, 1892

Encyocrates raffrayi tarantula

The tarantula Encyocrates raffrayi is found in the rainforests and caves of Madagascar.

  • Encyocrates raffrayi* Simon, 1892 – Madagascar

63. Ephebopus Simon, 1892

Blue Fang Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus cyanognathus) on green moss

The blue fang tarantula, Ephebopus cyanognathus, is endemic to French Guiana.

  • Ephebopus cyanognathus West & Marshall, 2000 – French Guiana
  • Ephebopus foliatus West, Marshall, Fukushima & Bertani, 2008 – Guyana
  • Ephebopus murinus* (Walckenaer, 1837) – French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil
  • Ephebopus rufescens West & Marshall, 2000 – French Guiana, Brazil
  • Ephebopus uatuman Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1992 – Brazil

64. Euathlus Ausserer, 1875

  • Euathlus affinis (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile
  • Euathlus ameghinoi Allegue & Ferretti, 2025 – Argentina
  • Euathlus antai Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 – Chile
  • Euathlus atacama Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 – Chile
  • Euathlus basalticus Allegue & Ferretti, 2025 – Argentina
  • Euathlus condorito Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 – Chile
  • Euathlus diamante Ferretti, 2015 – Argentina
  • Euathlus grismadoi Ríos-Tamayo, 2020 – Argentina
  • Euathlus kupal Allegue & Ferretti, 2025 – Argentina
  • Euathlus manicatus (Simon, 1892) – Chile
  • Euathlus mauryi Ríos-Tamayo, 2020 – Argentina
  • Euathlus pampa Ríos-Tamayo, 2020 – Argentina
  • Euathlus parvulus (Pocock, 1903) – Chile
  • Euathlus sagei Ferretti, 2015 – Argentina
  • Euathlus susanae Peralta-Seen, Allegue & Ferretti, 2025 – Argentina
  • Euathlus tenebrarum Ferretti, 2015 – Argentina
  • Euathlus truculentus* L. Koch, 1875 – Chile, Argentina
  • Euathlus vanessae Quispe-Colca & Ferretti, 2021 – Peru
  • Euathlus ventus Allegue & Ferretti, 2025 – Argentina
  • Euathlus walteri Taucare-Ríos, Plaza & Pérez-Miles, 2025 – Chile

65. Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898

  • Eucratoscelus constrictus* (Gerstäcker, 1873) – Kenya, Tanzania
  • Eucratoscelus pachypus Schmidt & von Wirth, 1990 – Tanzania

66. Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897

  • Eumenophorus clementsi* Pocock, 1897 – Sierra Leone
  • Eumenophorus murphyorum Smith, 1990 – Sierra Leone

67. Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901

Eupalaestrus campestratus is also known as the pink zebra beauty.

  • Eupalaestrus anomalus Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Eupalaestrus campestratus* (Simon, 1891) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
  • Eupalaestrus crassimetatarsis Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – Brazil, Argentina
  • Eupalaestrus larae Ferretti & Barneche, 2012 – Argentina
  • Eupalaestrus roccoi Borges, Paladini & Bertani, 2021 – Brazil
  • Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1894) – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina

68. Euphrictus Hirst, 1908

  • Euphrictus spinosus* Hirst, 1908 – Cameroon
  • Euphrictus squamosus (Benoit, 1965) – Congo

69. Euthycaelus Simon, 1889

  • Euthycaelus amandae Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2014 – Colombia
  • Euthycaelus astutus (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
  • Euthycaelus colonica* Simon, 1889 – Venezuela
  • Euthycaelus cunampia Echeverri, Gómez Torres, Pinel & Perafán, 2023 – Colombia
  • Euthycaelus guane Valencia-Cuellar, Perafán & Guadanucci, 2019 – Colombia
  • Euthycaelus janae Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022 – Peru
  • Euthycaelus norae Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2014 – Colombia, Venezuela
  • Euthycaelus quinteroi Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 – Panama

70. Ewok Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025

  • Ewok aycaramba Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025 – Peru      
  • Ewok aymara (Chamberlin, 1916) – Peru               
  • Ewok christineae* (Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024) – Peru       
  • Ewok cyaneolus (Schmidt, Friebolin & Friebolin, 2005) – Peru      
  • Ewok eliseanneae (Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024) – Peru     
  • Ewok kainae Gabriel, Sherwood, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025 – Peru
  • Ewok kimraykawsaki (Signorotto, Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2025) – Peru            
  • Ewok pruriens (Schmidt, 1998) – Peru

G.

71. Grammostola Simon, 1892

Grammostola pulchripes tarantula

The Chaco golden knee tarantula, Grammostola pulchripes, is native to the Gran Chaco grasslands in Paraguay and Argentina.

  • Grammostola actaeon (Pocock, 1903) – Brazil, Uruguay
  • Grammostola alticeps (Pocock, 1903) – Uruguay
  • Grammostola andreleetzi Vol, 2008 – Uruguay
  • Grammostola anthracina (C. L. Koch, 1842) – Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina
  • Grammostola australis Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1948 – Argentina
  • Grammostola borelli (Simon, 1897) – Paraguay
  • Grammostola burzaquensis Ibarra, 1946 – Argentina
  • Grammostola chalcothrix Chamberlin, 1917 – Argentina
  • Grammostola diminuta Ferretti, Pompozzi, González & Pérez-Miles, 2013 – Argentina
  • Grammostola doeringi (Holmberg, 1881) – Argentina
  • Grammostola gossei (Pocock, 1899) – Argentina
  • Grammostola grossa (Ausserer, 1871) – Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
  • Grammostola iheringi (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil
  • Grammostola inermis Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
  • Grammostola mendozae (Strand, 1907) – Argentina
  • Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
  • Grammostola pulchripes* (Simon, 1891) – Paraguay, Argentina
  • Grammostola quirogai Montes de Oca, D’Elía & Pérez-Miles, 2016 – Brazil, Uruguay
  • Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837) – Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
  • Grammostola subvulpina (Strand, 1906) – South America
  • Grammostola vachoni Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1961 – Argentina

72. Guyruita Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007

  • Guyruita atlantica Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007 – Brazil
  • Guyruita cerrado* Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007 – Brazil
  • Guyruita giupponii Fukushima & Bertani, 2018 – Brazil
  • Guyruita guadanuccii Sherwood & Gabriel, 2021 – French Guiana
  • Guyruita isae Fukushima & Bertani, 2018 – Brazil
  • Guyruita metallophila Fonseca-Ferreira, Zampaulo & Guadanucci, 2017 – Brazil
  • Guyruita tepequem Santos, Almeida, de Morais & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil

73. Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875

  • Hapalopus coloratus (Valerio, 1982) – Panama
  • Hapalopus formosus* Ausserer, 1875 – Colombia
  • Hapalopus guerreroi Benavides, Osorio, Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 – Colombia
  • Hapalopus nigriventris (Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Venezuela
  • Hapalopus planetearth Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Hapalopus platnicki Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 – Colombia
  • Hapalopus triseriatus Caporiacco, 1955 – Venezuela
  • Hapalopus vangoghi Osorio, Benavides, Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 – Colombia

74. Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 

  • Hapalotremus albipes* Simon, 1903 – Bolivia
  • Hapalotremus apasanka Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus carabaya Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus chasqui Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Argentina
  • Hapalotremus chespiritoi Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus hananqheswa Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus kaderkai Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus kuka Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Bolivia
  • Hapalotremus major (Chamberlin, 1916) – Peru
  • Hapalotremus marcapata Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus martinorum Cavallo & Ferretti, 2015 – Argentina
  • Hapalotremus munaycha Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2025 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus perezmilesi Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus vilcanota Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018 – Peru
  • Hapalotremus yuraqchanka Sherwood, Ferretti, Gabriel & West, 2021 – Bolivia

75. Haploclastus Simon, 1892

  • Haploclastus ajithii Mirza, 2024 – India  
  • Haploclastus bratocolonus Mirza, 2024 – India   
  • Haploclastus cervinus* Simon, 1892 – India         
  • Haploclastus montanus Mirza, 2024 – India         
  • Haploclastus nilgirinus Pocock, 1899 – India        
  • Haploclastus satyanus (Barman, 1978) – India    
  • Haploclastus tenebrosus Gravely, 1935 – India

76. Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996

Haplocosmia nepalensis tarantula

Haplocosmia nepalensis is found at lower elevations in Nepal.

  • Haplocosmia himalayana (Pocock, 1899) – Himalayas
  • Haplocosmia nepalensis* Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996 – Nepal
  • Haplocosmia sherwoodae Lin & Li, 2022 – China

77. Harpactira Ausserer, 1871

Harpactira pulchripes

The golden blue leg baboon, Harpactira pulchripes, can reach a leg span of 6 inches.

  • Harpactira atra* (Latreille, 1832) – South Africa
  • Harpactira baviana Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
  • Harpactira cafreriana (Walckenaer, 1837) – South Africa
  • Harpactira chrysogaster Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
  • Harpactira curator Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
  • Harpactira curvipes Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
  • Harpactira dictator Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
  • Harpactira gigas Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
  • Harpactira hamiltoni Pocock, 1902 – South Africa
  • Harpactira lineata Pocock, 1897 – South Africa
  • Harpactira lyrata (Simon, 1892) – South Africa
  • Harpactira marksi Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
  • Harpactira namaquensis Purcell, 1902 – Namibia, South Africa
  • Harpactira pulchripes Pocock, 1901 – South Africa
  • Harpactira tigrina Ausserer, 1875 – South Africa

78. Harpactirella Purcell, 1902

Harpactirella lightfooti tarantula

The small tarantulas in the Harpactirella genus, such as Harpactirella lightfooti, can only be found in South Africa.

  • Harpactirella domicola Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella helenae Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella karrooica Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella lapidaria Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella lightfooti Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella longipes Purcell, 1902 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella magna Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella overdijki Gallon, 2010 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella schwarzi Purcell, 1904 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella spinosa Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
  • Harpactirella treleaveni* Purcell, 1902 – South Africa

79. Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903

  • Hemirrhagus akheronteus Mendoza & Francke, 2018 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus benzaa Mendoza, 2014 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus billsteelei Mendoza & Francke, 2018 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus cervinus* (Simon, 1891) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus chilango Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus coztic Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus diablo Mendoza & Francke, 2018 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus elliotti (Gertsch, 1973) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus embolulatus Mendoza, 2014 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus eros Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus franckei Mendoza, 2014 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus gertschi Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus grieta (Gertsch, 1982) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus guichi Mendoza, 2014 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus kalebi Mendoza & Francke, 2018 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus lochti Estrada-Alvarez, 2014 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus mitchelli (Gertsch, 1982) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus nahuanus (Gertsch, 1982) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus ocellatus Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus papalotl Pérez-Miles & Locht, 2003 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus perezmilesi García-Villafuerte & Locht, 2010 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus pernix (Ausserer, 1875) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus puebla (Gertsch, 1982) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus reddelli (Gertsch, 1973) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus sprousei Mendoza & Francke, 2018 – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus stygius (Gertsch, 1971) – Mexico
  • Hemirrhagus valdezi Mendoza, 2014 – Mexico

80. Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900

  • Heterophrictus aareyensis Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India
  • Heterophrictus blatteri (Gravely, 1935) – India
  • Heterophrictus millet* Pocock, 1900 – India
  • Heterophrictus raveni Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India

81. Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900

Heteroscodra maculata tarantula

Heteroscodra maculata has several common names, including Togo starburst and ornamental baboon spider.

  • Heteroscodra crassipes Hirst, 1907 – Cameroon, Gabon, Congo
  • Heteroscodra maculata* Pocock, 1900 – West and Central Africa

82. Heterothele Karsch, 1879

  • Heterothele affinis Laurent, 1946 – Congo, Tanzania
  • Heterothele atropha Simon, 1907 – Congo
  • Heterothele darcheni (Benoit, 1966) – Gabon
  • Heterothele decemnotata (Simon, 1891) – Congo
  • Heterothele erdosi Sherwood & Gallon, 2025 – Nigeria
  • Heterothele gabonensis (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon
  • Heterothele honesta* Karsch, 1879 – Angola
  • Heterothele hullwilliamsi Smith, 1990 – Cameroon
  • Heterothele ogbunikia Smith, 1990 – Nigeria
  • Heterothele spinipes Pocock, 1897 – Tanzania

83. Holothele Karsch, 1879

  • Holothele incurva Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Holothele longipes* (L. Koch, 1875) – Venezuela, Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil
  • Holothele tsala Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador

84. Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871

Homoeomma uruguayense tarantula

Homoeomma uruguayense is a type of dwarf tarantula found in Uruguay and Argentina.

  • Homoeomma brasilianum (Chamberlin, 1917) – Brazil
  • Homoeomma chilensis Montenegro & Aguilera, 2018 – Chile
  • Homoeomma elegans (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1958) – Argentina
  • Homoeomma espinozai Montenegro & Aguilera, 2024 – Chile
  • Homoeomma familiare Bertkau, 1880 – Brazil
  • Homoeomma hirsutum (Mello-Leitão, 1935) – Brazil
  • Homoeomma minimum Montenegro & Aguilera, 2024 – Chile
  • Homoeomma montanum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
  • Homoeomma nigrum (Walckenaer, 1837) – Brazil
  • Homoeomma orellanai Montenegro & Aguilera, 2018 – Chile
  • Homoeomma poqui Montenegro & Aguilera, 2024 – Chile
  • Homoeomma strabo (Simon, 1892) – Colombia, Brazil
  • Homoeomma stradlingi* O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 – Brazil
  • Homoeomma toriyamai Montenegro & Aguilera, 2024 – Chile
  • Homoeomma uruguayense (Mello-Leitão, 1946) – Uruguay, Argentina
  • Homoeomma villosum (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil

85. Hysterocrates Simon, 1892

cameroon baboon tarantula

The Cameroon giant baboon, Hysterocrates gigas, can reach a leg span of over 9 inches.

  • Hysterocrates apostolicus Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Hysterocrates celerierae (Smith, 1990) – Ivory Coast
  • Hysterocrates crassipes Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates didymus Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Hysterocrates ederi Charpentier, 1995 – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
  • Hysterocrates efuliensis (Smith, 1990) – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates elephantiasis (Berland, 1917) – Congo
  • Hysterocrates gigas Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates greeffi (Karsch, 1884) – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates greshoffi* (Simon, 1891) – Congo
  • Hysterocrates hercules Pocock, 1900 – Nigeria
  • Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock, 1897 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates maximus Strand, 1906 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates ochraceus Strand, 1907 – Cameroon, Congo
  • Hysterocrates robustus Pocock, 1900 – Equatorial Guinea (Mbini)
  • Hysterocrates robustus sulcifer Strand, 1908 – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates scepticus Pocock, 1900 – São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Hysterocrates sjostedti (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon
  • Hysterocrates weileri Strand, 1906 – Cameroon

I.

86. Idiothele Hewitt, 1919

Idiothele mira tarantula

Idiothele mira, the blue-foot baboon spider, has sky blue tarsi and metatarsi.

  • Idiothele mira Gallon, 2010 – South Africa
  • Idiothele nigrofulva* (Pocock, 1898) – Southern Africa

87. Iridopelma Pocock, 1901

  • Iridopelma hirsutum* Pocock, 1901 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma katiae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma marcoi Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma oliveirai Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma vanini Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Iridopelma zorodes (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil

88. Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871

Ischnocolus valentinus

One of two true tarantula species to inhabit Europe, Ischnocolus valentinus can be found in Spain and Italy (Sicily).

  • Ischnocolus elongatus (Simon, 1873) – Morocco, Algeria
  • Ischnocolus ignoratus Guadanucci & Wendt, 2014 – Syria, Palestine
  • Ischnocolus jickelii L. Koch, 1875 – Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen, Saudia Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Israel
  • Ischnocolus meron Zonstein, 2023 – Israel
  • Ischnocolus mogadorensis Simon, 1909 – Morocco, Western Sahara
  • Ischnocolus rubropilosus Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
  • Ischnocolus tomentosus Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon, Congo
  • Ischnocolus valentinus* (Dufour, 1820) – Spain, Italy (Sicily), Morocco, Algeria, Tunesia, Libya
  • Ischnocolus vanandelae Montemor, West & Zamani, 2020 – Oman, Iran

89. Isiboroa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023

  • Isiboroa hamelae* Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023 – Bolivia
  • Isiboroa sacsayhuaman (Ferretti, Ochoa & Chaparro, 2016) – Peru

J.

90. Jambu Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024

  • Jambu butantan (Pérez-Miles, 1998) – Brazil
  • Jambu lesleyae (Gabriel, 2011) – Guyana
  • Jambu manoa Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024 – Brazil
  • Jambu paru* Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024 – Brazil
  • Jambu yanomami Santos, Almeida, de Morais & Bertani, 2025 – Brazil

K.

91. Kankuamo Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2016

  • Kankuamo marquezi* Perafán, Galvis & Gutiérrez, 2016 – Colombia

92. Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008

  • Kochiana brunnipes* (C. L. Koch, 1841) – Brazil
  • Kochiana fukushimae Moeller, Galleti-Lima & Guadanucci, 2024 – Brazil

L.

93. Lampropelma Simon, 1892

  • Lampropelma carpenteri (Smith & Jacobi, 2015) – Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Lampropelma nigerrimum* Simon, 1892 – Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sangihe Island)

94. Lasiocyano Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023

  • Lasiocyano sazimai* (Bertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011) – Brazil

95. Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850

Lasiodora parahybana tarantula

The Brazilian salmon pink is one of the largest tarantulas in the world, with a leg span that can reach over 10 inches.

  • Lasiodora benedeni Bertkau, 1880 -Brazil
  • Lasiodora camurujipe Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
  • Lasiodora franciscana Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
  • Lasiodora klugi* (C. L. Koch, 1841) – Brazil
  • Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão, 1917 – Brazil
  • Lasiodora sertaneja Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
  • Lasiodora subcanens Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil

96. Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997

  • Lasiodorides polycuspulatus* Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997 – Peru
  • Lasiodorides striatus (Schmidt & Antonelli, 1996) – Peru

97. Longilyra Gabriel, 2014

  • Longilyra johnlonghorni* Gabriel, 2014 – El Salvador

98. Loxomphalia Simon, 1889

  • Loxomphalia rubida* Simon, 1889 – Tanzania (Zanzibar)

99. Loxoptygus Simon, 1903

  • Loxoptygus coturnatus Simon, 1903 – Ethiopia
  • Loxoptygus ectypus* (Simon, 1889) – Ethiopia

100. Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895

  • Lyrognathus achilles West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
  • Lyrognathus crotalus* Pocock, 1895 – India
  • Lyrognathus fuscus West & Nunn, 2010 – Borneo
  • Lyrognathus giannisposatoi Nunn & West, 2013 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Lyrognathus lessunda West & Nunn, 2010 – Indonesia (Lombok)
  • Lyrognathus robustus Smith, 1988 – Malaysia
  • Lyrognathus saltator Pocock, 1900 – India

M.

101. Magnacarina Mendoza, Locht, Kaderka, Medina & Pérez-Miles, 2016 

  • Magnacarina aldana* (West, 2000) – Mexico
  • Magnacarina cancer Mendoza & Locht, 2016 – Mexico
  • Magnacarina moderata Locht, Mendoza & Medina, 2016 – Mexico
  • Magnacarina primaverensis Mendoza & Locht, 2016 – Mexico

102. Magnacrus Hoang, Yu, Wendt, West & von Wirth, 2025 

  • Magnacrus taynguyenensis Hoang, Yu, Wendt, West & von Wirth, 2025 – Vietnam
  • Magnacrus tongmianensis* (Zhu, Li & Song, 2002) – Vietnam, China

103. Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005 

  • Mascaraneus remotus* Gallon, 2005 – Mauritius

104. Megaphobema Pocock, 1901

Megaphobema velvetosoma tarantula

The Ecuadorian brown velvet tarantula, Megaphobema velvetosoma, is a type of bird-eating tarantula found in Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.

  • Megaphobema lakoi (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
  • Megaphobema robustum* (Ausserer, 1875) – Colombia
  • Megaphobema teceae Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2006 – Brazil
  • Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt, 1995 – Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

105. Melognathus Chamberlin, 1917

  • Melognathus dromeus* Chamberlin, 1917 – Philippines

106. Metriopelma Becker, 1878 

  • Metriopelma breyeri* (Becker, 1878) – Mexico

107. Miaschistopus Pocock, 1897

  • Miaschistopus tetricus* (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela

108. Monocentropus Pocock, 1897

Monocentropus balfour tarantula

The Socotra Island blue baboon, Monocentropus balfouri, inhabits Socotra Island, off the coast of Yemen.

  • Monocentropus balfouri* Pocock, 1897 – Yemen (Socotra)
  • Monocentropus lambertoni Fage, 1922 – Madagascar

109. Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-Miles, 2013

  • Munduruku bicoloratum* Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-Miles, 2013 – Brazil

110. Murphyarachne Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022

  • Murphyarachne ymasumacae* Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022 – Peru

111. Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871

  • Mygalarachne brevipes* Ausserer, 1871 – Honduras

112. Myostola Simon, 1903

  • Myostola occidentalis* (Lucas, 1858) – Gabon, Cameroon

N.

113. Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925

Neischnocolus iquitos tarantula

Neischnocolus iquitos is a dwarf tarantula species, with a leg span of only around 3 inches.

  • Neischnocolus amazonica (Jimenez & Bertani, 2008) – Colombia
  • Neischnocolus armihuariensis (Kaderka, 2014) – Peru
  • Neischnocolus ballerioi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus canosita Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus caxiuana (Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2008) – Brazil
  • Neischnocolus cisnerosi Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Pinos-Sánchez & Falcón-Reibán, 2023 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus emergens Peñaherrera-R., 2025 – Colombia
  • Neischnocolus iquitos Kaderka, 2020 – Peru
  • Neischnocolus mecana Echeverri, Gómez Torres, Pinel & Perafán, 2023 – Colombia
  • Neischnocolus moraspungo Cisneros-Heredia, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E. & Gabriel & Sherwood, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus pampenita Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus panamanus* Petrunkevitch, 1925 – Costa Rica, Panama
  • Neischnocolus parvior (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) – Panama
  • Neischnocolus ruffoi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus samonellaacademy Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Guerrero-Campoverde, Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus tiputini Guerrero-Campoverde, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus tsere Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Pinos-Sánchez & Falcón-Reibán, 2023 – Ecuador
  • Neischnocolus valentinae (Almeida, Salvatierra & de Morais, 2019) – Brazil
  • Neischnocolus weinmanni (Pérez-Miles, 2008) – Venezuela
  • Neischnocolus yupanquii (Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon, 2008) – Ecuador

114. Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 2012

  • Neoheterophrictus amboli Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India
  • Neoheterophrictus bhori (Gravely, 1915) – India
  • Neoheterophrictus chimminiensis Sunil Jose, 2020 – India
  • Neoheterophrictus crurofulvus* Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012 – India
  • Neoheterophrictus madraspatanus (Gravely, 1935) – India
  • Neoheterophrictus sahyadri Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012 – India
  • Neoheterophrictus smithi Mirza, Bhosale & Sanap, 2014 – India
  • Neoheterophrictus uttarakannada Siliwal, Gupta & Raven, 2012 – India

115. Neoholothele Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2015

  • Neoholothele fasciaaurinigra Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2015 – Colombia
  • Neoholothele incei* (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) – Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

116. Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004  

  • Neostenotarsus guianensis (Caporiacco, 1954) – Guyana, French Guiana
  • Neostenotarsus scissistylus* (Tesmoingt & Schmidt, 2002) – French Guiana

117. Nesiergus Simon, 1903

  • Nesiergus gardineri (Hirst, 1911) – Seychelles
  • Nesiergus halophilus Benoit, 1978 – Seychelles
  • Nesiergus insulanus* Simon, 1903 – Seychelles

118. Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996

  • Nesipelma insulare* Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996 – St. Kitts and Nevis (Nevis)
  • Nesipelma medium (Chamberlin, 1917) – St. Kitts and Nevis (St. Kitts)

119. Nhandu Lucas, 1983

Nhandu carapoensis tarantula

The Brazilian red tarantula, Nhandu carapoensis, is native to Brazil and Paraguay.

  • Nhandu carapoensis* Lucas, 1983 – Brazil, Paraguay
  • Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
  • Nhandu coloratovillosus (Schmidt, 1998) – Brazil
  • Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984) – Brazil

120. Notahapalopus Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 

  • Notahapalopus aymara* (Perdomo, Panzera & Pérez-Miles, 2009) – Bolivia, Brazil
  • Notahapalopus gasci (Maréchal, 1996) – French Guiana
  • Notahapalopus parauapebas Sherwood, Gabriel, Osorio, Benavides, Peñaherrera-R., Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024 – Brazil
  • Notahapalopus serrapelada (Fonseca-Ferreira, Zampaulo & Guadanucci, 2017) – Brazil

O.

121. Omothymus Thorell, 1891

Singapore Blue Tarantula Female on tree

Omothymus violaceopes is commonly called the Singapore blue tarantula.

  • Omothymus fuchsi (Strand, 1906) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Omothymus rafni Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Omothymus schioedtei* Thorell, 1891 – Thailand, Malaysia (peninsula)
  • Omothymus violaceopes (Abraham, 1924) – Malaysia (peninsula), Singapore

122. Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892

  • Ornithoctonus andersoni* Pocock, 1892 – Myanmar
  • Ornithoctonus aureotibialis von Wirth & Striffler, 2005 – Thailand
  • Ornithoctonus costalis (Schmidt, 1998) – Thailand

123. Orphnaecus Simon, 1892

  • Orphnaecus adamsoni Salamanes, Santos, Austria & Villancio, 2022 – Philippines
  • Orphnaecus kwebaburdeos (Barrion-Dupo, Barrion & Rasalan, 2015) – Philippines
  • Orphnaecus libmanan Acuña & Guevarra, 2025 – Philippines (Luzon Island)
  • Orphnaecus mimbilisanensis Sumogat, Acuña & Nuñeza, 2025 – Philippines (Mindanao Island)
  • Orphnaecus pellitus* Simon, 1892 – Philippines
  • Orphnaecus tangcongvaca Acuña & Guevarra, 2025 – Philippines (Luzon Island)

124. Ozopactus Simon, 1889

  • Ozopactus ernsti* Simon, 1889 – Venezuela

P.

125. Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901

  • Pachistopelma bromelicola Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Pachistopelma rufonigrum* Pocock, 1901 – Brazil

126. Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901

  • Pamphobeteus amazonas Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Cisneros-Heredia, León-E., Brescovit & Lucas, 2023 – Brazil
  • Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock, 1903 – Peru, Bolivia
  • Pamphobeteus augusti (Simon, 1889) – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus contramina Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus crassifemur Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008 – Brazil
  • Pamphobeteus ferox (Ausserer, 1875) – Colombia
  • Pamphobeteus fortis (Ausserer, 1875) – Colombia
  • Pamphobeteus gangotenai Cisneros-Heredia, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023 – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus grandis Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008 – Brazil
  • Pamphobeteus guacamayos Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus insignis Pocock, 1903 – Colombia
  • Pamphobeteus jamacoaque Peñaherrera-R., Cisneros-Heredia, León-E., Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023 – Ecuador         
  • Pamphobeteus lapola Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Colombia             
  • Pamphobeteus lasjuntas Peñaherrera-R., Cisneros-Heredia, León-E., Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023 – Ecuador       
  • Pamphobeteus matildeae Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Cisneros-Heredia, León-E., Brescovit & Lucas, 2023 – Ecuador    
  • Pamphobeteus nellieblyae Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus nigricolor* (Ausserer, 1875) – Colombia, Brazil
  • Pamphobeteus ornatus Pocock, 1903 – Panama, Colombia
  • Pamphobeteus skis León-E., Peñaherrera-R., Cisneros-Heredia, Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023 – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus sucreorum Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 – Panama
  • Pamphobeteus ultramarinus Schmidt, 1995 – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus urvinae Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus verdolaga Cifuentes, Perafán & Estrada-Gomez, 2016 – Colombia
  • Pamphobeteus vespertinus (Simon, 1889) – Ecuador
  • Pamphobeteus zaruma Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2022 – Ecuador

127. Parvicarina Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023

  • Parvicarina felipeleitei* (Bertani & Leal, 2016) – Brazil

128. Pelinobius  Karsch, 1885

Pelinobius muticus tarantula

The king baboon spider, Pelinobius muticus, is among the largest Old World spiders, if not the largest.

  • Pelinobius muticus* Karsch, 1885 – Kenya, Tanzania

129. Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897

Phlogiellus baeri tarantula

The Philippine dwarf tarantula, Phlogiellus baeri, only has a leg span of 1-2 inches.

  • Phlogiellus aper (Simon, 1891) – Indonesia (Java)
  • Phlogiellus atriceps* Pocock, 1897 – Indonesia (Java)
  • Phlogiellus baeri (Simon, 1877) – Philippines
  • Phlogiellus bicolor Strand, 1911 – Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
  • Phlogiellus birulai Bariev & Logunov, 2024 – Vietnam
  • Phlogiellus bogadeki Nunn, West & von Wirth, 2016 – China (Hong Kong)
  • Phlogiellus brevipes (Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
  • Phlogiellus bundokalbo (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) – Philippines
  • Phlogiellus daweiensis Sivayyapram & Warrit, 2020 – Myanmar
  • Phlogiellus inermis (Ausserer, 1871) – Malaysia to Indonesia (Lombok)
  • Phlogiellus insulanus (Hirst, 1909) – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Phlogiellus insulanus borneoensis (Schmidt, 2015) – Borneo
  • Phlogiellus insularis (Simon, 1877) – Philippines
  • Phlogiellus jiaxiangi Lin & Li, 2021 – China
  • Phlogiellus johnreylazoi Nunn, West & von Wirth, 2016 – Philippines (Palawan Island)
  • Phlogiellus khampheng Sriranan, Songsangchote & Chomphuphuang, 2025 – Laos
  • Phlogiellus longipalpus Chomphuphuang, Smith, Wongvilas, Sivayyapram, Songsangchote & Warrit, 2017 – Thailand
  • Phlogiellus moniqueverdezae Nunn, West & von Wirth, 2016 – Thailand
  • Phlogiellus mutus (Giltay, 1935) – Philippines
  • Phlogiellus nebulosus (Rainbow, 1899) – Solomon Islands
  • Phlogiellus obscurus (Hirst, 1909) – Malaysia (Borneo)
  • Phlogiellus ornatus (Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
  • Phlogiellus orophilus (Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar
  • Phlogiellus pelidnus Nunn, West & von Wirth, 2016 – Malaysia (Borneo)
  • Phlogiellus quanyui Lin, Li & Chen, 2021 – China (Hainan)
  • Phlogiellus raveni Sivayyapram & Warrit, 2020 – Philippines (Cebu)
  • Phlogiellus subinermis (Giltay, 1934) – Southeast Asia
  • Phlogiellus watasei (Kishida, 1920) – Taiwan
  • Phlogiellus xinping (Zhu & Zhang, 2008) – China

130. Phlogiodes Pocock, 1899

  • Phlogiodes validus* Pocock, 1899 – India

131. Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 

Phoneyusa lesserti tarantula

The rarely seen Phoneyusa lesserti is native to the Central African Republic.

  • Phoneyusa antilope (Simon, 1889) – Congo
  • Phoneyusa belandana* Karsch, 1884 – Central African Republic
  • Phoneyusa bidentata Pocock, 1900 – West, Central Africa
  • Phoneyusa bidentata ituriensis Laurent, 1946 – Congo
  • Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917 – Madagascar
  • Phoneyusa buettneri Karsch, 1886 – Gabon
  • Phoneyusa chevalieri Simon, 1906 – West Africa
  • Phoneyusa cultridens Berland, 1917 – Congo
  • Phoneyusa gabonica (Simon, 1889) – Gabon
  • Phoneyusa giltayi Laurent, 1946 – Congo
  • Phoneyusa gracilipes (Simon, 1889) – Angola
  • Phoneyusa lesserti Dresco, 1973 – Central African Republic
  • Phoneyusa manicata Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Phoneyusa principium Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Phoneyusa rutilata (Simon, 1907) – Guinea-Bissau
  • Phoneyusa westi Smith, 1990 – Angola

132. Phormictopus Pocock, 1901

  • Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt, 1991 – probably Hispaniola
  • Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005 – Cuba
  • Phormictopus australis Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
  • Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff, 2008 – Cuba
  • Phormictopus cancerides* (Latreille, 1806) – Caribbean to Brazil
  • Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875) – Cuba
  • Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008 – Cuba
  • Phormictopus cubensis Chamberlin, 1917 – Cuba
  • Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff, 2008 – Cuba
  • Phormictopus jonai Rudloff, 2008 – Cuba
  • Phormictopus melodermus Chamberlin, 1917 – Hispaniola
  • Phormictopus platus Chamberlin, 1917 – USA or Hispaniola
  • Phormictopus ribeiroi Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff, 2008 – Cuba

133. Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895

  • Phormingochilus arboricola (Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2015) – Borneo
  • Phormingochilus everetti* Pocock, 1895 – Malaysia (Borneo)
  • Phormingochilus hatihati Müller, Fardiansah, Schneider, Wanke, von Wirth & Wendt, 2024 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum Smith & Jacobi, 2015 – Malaysia (Borneo)          
  • Phormingochilus tigrinus Pocock, 1895 – Malaysia (Borneo)

134. Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889

  • Phrixotrichus jara Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014 – Chile
  • Phrixotrichus pucara Ferretti, 2015 – Argentina
  • Phrixotrichus scrofa (Molina, 1782) – Chile, Argentina
  • Phrixotrichus vulpinus* (Karsch, 1880) – Chile, Argentina

135. Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901 

Tarantula of the Plesiopelma species

Spiders in the Plesiopelma genus are frequently found in mountainous regions.

  • Plesiopelma absconditum Ferretti, Nicoletta & Soresi, 2024 – Argentina
  • Plesiopelma arevaloae Arias & Pérez-Miles, 2024 – Uruguay
  • Plesiopelma aspidosperma Ferretti & Barneche, 2014 – Argentina
  • Plesiopelma gertschi (Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela
  • Plesiopelma insulare (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
  • Plesiopelma longisternale (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942) – Argentina, Uruguay
  • Plesiopelma manni Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023 – Bolivia
  • Plesiopelma minense (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
  • Plesiopelma myodes* Pocock, 1901 – Uruguay
  • Plesiopelma paganoi Ferretti & Barneche, 2013 – Argentina
  • Plesiopelma physopus (Mello-Leitão, 1926) – Brazil
  • Plesiopelma rectimanum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
  • Plesiopelma semiaurantiacum (Simon, 1897) – Paraguay, Uruguay

136. Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899 

  • Plesiophrictus fabrei (Simon, 1892) – India
  • Plesiophrictus linteatus (Simon, 1891) – India
  • Plesiophrictus meghalayaensis Tikader, 1977 – India
  • Plesiophrictus millardi* Pocock, 1899 – India
  • Plesiophrictus nilagiriensis Siliwal, Molur & Raven, 2007 – India
  • Plesiophrictus senffti (Strand, 1907) – Micronesia
  • Plesiophrictus sericeus Pocock, 1900 – India
  • Plesiophrictus tenuipes Pocock, 1899 – Sri Lanka

137. Poecilotheria Simon, 1885

The Gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula, Poecilotheria metallica, is among the most venomous tarantulas.

  • Poecilotheria fasciata* (Latreille, 1804) – Sri Lanka
  • Poecilotheria formosa Pocock, 1899 – India
  • Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica Smith, 2004 – India, Sri Lanka
  • Poecilotheria metallica Pocock, 1899 – India
  • Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900 – India
  • Poecilotheria ornata Pocock, 1899 – Sri Lanka
  • Poecilotheria rajaei Nanayakkara, Kirk, Dayananda, Ganehiarachchi, Vishvanath & Kusuminda, 2012 – Sri Lanka
  • Poecilotheria regalis Pocock, 1899 – India
  • Poecilotheria rufilata Pocock, 1899 – India
  • Poecilotheria smithi Kirk, 1996 – Sri Lanka
  • Poecilotheria srilankensis Nanayakkara, Ganehiarachi, Kusuminda, Vishvanath, Karunaratne & Kirk, 2020 – Sri Lanka
  • Poecilotheria striata Pocock, 1895 – India
  • Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock, 1895 – Sri Lanka
  • Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli Smith, 2006 – India
  • Poecilotheria vittata Pocock, 1895 – India, Sri Lanka

138. Psalistops Simon, 1889

  • Psalistops colombianus Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Colombia
  • Psalistops melanopygius* Simon, 1889 – Venezuela

139. Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895

  • Psalmopoeus cambridgei* Pocock, 1895 – Trinidad and Tobago
  • Psalmopoeus chronoarachne Peñaherrera-R. & León-E., 2023 – Ecuador
  • Psalmopoeus copanensis Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 – Honduras
  • Psalmopoeus drolshageni Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Falcón-Reibán, Fajardo-Torres, Picón-Rentería & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Costa Rica
  • Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus Pocock, 1903 – Ecuador
  • Psalmopoeus emeraldus Pocock, 1903 – Colombia
  • Psalmopoeus intermedius Chamberlin, 1940 – Panama
  • Psalmopoeus irminia Saager, 1994 – Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
  • Psalmopoeus langenbucheri Schmidt, Bullmer & Thierer-Lutz, 2006 – Venezuela
  • Psalmopoeus maya Witt, 1996 – Belize
  • Psalmopoeus petenensis Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 – Guatemala
  • Psalmopoeus plantaris Pocock, 1903 – Colombia
  • Psalmopoeus pristirana Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador
  • Psalmopoeus pulcher Petrunkevitch, 1925 – Panama
  • Psalmopoeus reduncus (Karsch, 1880) – Nicaragua
  • Psalmopoeus sandersoni Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 – Belize
  • Psalmopoeus satanas Peñaherrera-R. & León-E., 2023 – Ecuador
  • Psalmopoeus victori Mendoza, 2014 – Mexico
  • Psalmopoeus wallacea Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Falcón-Reibán, Fajardo-Torres, Picón-Rentería & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Honduras
  • Psalmopoeus zombie Sherwood, Peñaherrera-R., Gabriel, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Falcón-Reibán, Fajardo-Torres, Picón-Rentería & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Colombia

140. Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012     

  • Psednocnemis brachyramosa (West & Nunn, 2010) – Malaysia
  • Psednocnemis davidgohi* West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012 – Malaysia
  • Psednocnemis gnathospina (West & Nunn, 2010) – Malaysia
  • Psednocnemis imbellis (Simon, 1891) – Borneo
  • Psednocnemis jeremyhuffi (West & Nunn, 2010) – Malaysia

141. Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907

  • Pseudhapalopus aculeatus* Strand, 1907 – Bolivia

142. Pseudoschizopelma Smith, 1995

  • Pseudoschizopelma macropus* (Ausserer, 1875) – Mexico

143. Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897

orange baboon trantula

Pterinochilus murinus is also known as the orange baboon spider or OBT, “orange bitey thing,” due to its aggressive temperament.

  • Pterinochilus alluaudi Berland, 1914 – Kenya
  • Pterinochilus andrewsmithi Gallon, 2009 – Kenya
  • Pterinochilus chordatus (Gerstäcker, 1873) – East Africa
  • Pterinochilus cryptus Gallon, 2008 – Angola
  • Pterinochilus lapalala Gallon & Engelbrecht, 2011 – South Africa
  • Pterinochilus lugardi Pocock, 1900 – Southern, East Africa
  • Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897 – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Pterinochilus raygabrieli Gallon, 2009 – Kenya
  • Pterinochilus simoni Berland, 1917 – Angola, Congo
  • Pterinochilus vorax* Pocock, 1897 – Angola, Central, East Africa

144. Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901

  • Pterinopelma longisternale (Bertani, 2001) – Brazil, Argentina
  • Pterinopelma roseum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil, Argentina
  • Pterinopelma vitiosum* (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil

145. Pululahua Dupérré & Tapia, 2025

  • Pululahua kunukyaku* Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Pululahua winku Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador

R.

146. Reichlingia Rudloff, 2001  

  • Reichlingia annae* (Reichling, 1997) – Belize

147. Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001 

  • Reversopelma petersi* Schmidt, 2001 – Ecuador or Peru
  • Reversopelma spinometatarsi Peñaherrera-R., Mora-Bolaños, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Ríos-Tamayo, Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Ecuador         

148. Romopelma Peñaherrera-R., Pinos-Sanchez, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E. & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024

  • Romopelma barrigae* Peñaherrera-R., Pinos-Sanchez, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E. & Cisneros-Heredia, 2024 – Ecuador

S.

149. Sahydroaraneus Mirza & Sanap, 2014

  • Sahydroaraneus collinus (Pocock, 1899) – India
  • Sahydroaraneus hirsti* Mirza & Sanap, 2014 – India
  • Sahydroaraneus raja (Gravely, 1915) – India
  • Sahydroaraneus sebastiani Sunil Jose, 2017 – India

150. Sandinista Longhorn & Gabriel, 2019

  • Sandinista lanceolatum* (Simon, 1891) – Nicaragua, Costa Rica

151. Satyrex Zamani & von Wirth, 2025

  • Satyrex arabicus Zamani & von Wirth, 2025 – Saudi Arabia
  • Satyrex ferox* Zamani, von Wirth & Stockmann, 2025 – Yemen, Oman
  • Satyrex longimanus (Pocock, 1903) – Yemen
  • Satyrex somalicus Zamani & von Wirth, 2025 – Somalia
  • Satyrex speciosus Zamani, von Wirth & Just, 2025 – Somalia

152. Schismatothele Karsch, 1879

  • Schismatothele benedettii Panzera, Perdomo & Pérez-Miles, 2011 – Brazil
  • Schismatothele caeri Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 – Trinidad and Tobago
  • Schismatothele caiquetia Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 – Venezuela
  • Schismatothele hacaritama Perafán, Valencia-Cuéllar & Guadanucci, 2019 – Colombia
  • Schismatothele inflata* (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
  • Schismatothele kastoni (Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela
  • Schismatothele lineata Karsch, 1879 – Venezuela
  • Schismatothele merida Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 – Venezuela
  • Schismatothele modesta (Simon, 1889) – Colombia
  • Schismatothele moonenorum Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 – French Guiana
  • Schismatothele olsoni Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 – Colombia, Venezuela
  • Schismatothele opifex (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
  • Schismatothele quimbaya Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 – Colombia
  • Schismatothele timotocuica Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 – Venezuela
  • Schismatothele wayana Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 – Brazil
  • Schismatothele weinmanni Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 – Colombia

153. Schizopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897

  • Schizopelma bicarinatum* F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 – Mexico, Central America
  • Schizopelma juxtantricola (Ortiz & Francke, 2015) – Mexico

154. Scopelobates Simon, 1903

  • Scopelobates sericeus* Simon, 1903 – Dominican Republic

155. Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999

  • Selenobrachys philippinus* Schmidt, 1999 – Philippines (Negros Island)
  • Selenobrachys ustromsupasius Acuña, Dumbrique, Ranido, Ragasa, Noriega, Mayor, Florendo, Fadri, von Wirth, Santiago-Bautista & Guevarra, 2025 – Philippines (Romblon Island)

156. Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871

Selenocosmia stirlingi tarantula

Selenocosmia stirlingi is a type of barking spider that makes noise by rubbing spines on its palps against opposing spines on its lower jaws.

  • Selenocosmia anubis Yu, S. Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, Li & Yang, 2021 – China
  • Selenocosmia arndsti (Schmidt & von Wirth, 1991) – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia aruana Strand, 1911 – Indonesia (Aru Island)
  • Selenocosmia barensteinerae (Schmidt, Hettegger & Matthes, 2010) – Borneo
  • Selenocosmia compta Kulczyński, 1911 – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia crassipes (L. Koch, 1874) – Australia (Queensland)
  • Selenocosmia deliana Strand, 1913 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Selenocosmia effera (Simon, 1891) – Indonesia (Moluccas)
  • Selenocosmia fuliginea (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar
  • Selenocosmia hasselti Simon, 1891 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Selenocosmia hirtipes Strand, 1913 – Indonesia (Moluccas), New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia honesta Hirst, 1909 – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia insignis (Simon, 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Selenocosmia javanensis* (Walckenaer, 1837) – Malaysia to Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Selenocosmia javanensis brachyplectra Kulczyński, 1908 – Indonesia (Java)
  • Selenocosmia javanensis dolichoplectra Kulczyński, 1908 – Indonesia (Java)
  • Selenocosmia javanensis fulva Kulczyński, 1908 – Indonesia (Java)
  • Selenocosmia javanensis sumatrana Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Selenocosmia jiafu Zhu & Zhang, 2008 – China, Laos
  • Selenocosmia kovariki (Schmidt & Krause, 1995) – Vietnam
  • Selenocosmia kulluensis Chamberlin, 1917 – India
  • Selenocosmia lanceolata Hogg, 1914 – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia lanipes Ausserer, 1875 – Indonesia (Moluccas), New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia longiembola Yu, S. Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, Li & Yang, 2021 – China
  • Selenocosmia mittmannae (Barensteiner & Wehinger, 2005) – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia papuana Kulczyński, 1908 – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia peerboomi (Schmidt, 1999) – Philippines
  • Selenocosmia pritami Dyal, 1935 – Pakistan
  • Selenocosmia qiani Yu, S. Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, Li & Yang, 2021 – China
  • Selenocosmia raciborskii Kulczyński, 1908 – Indonesia (Java)
  • Selenocosmia samarae (Giltay, 1935) – Philippines
  • Selenocosmia similis Kulczyński, 1911 – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia stalkeri Hirst, 1907 – Australia (South Australia)
  • Selenocosmia stirlingi Hogg, 1901 – Australia
  • Selenocosmia strenua (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
  • Selenocosmia strubelli Strand, 1913 – Indonesia (Java, Moluccas) or New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia sutherlandi Gravely, 1935 – India
  • Selenocosmia tahanensis Abraham, 1924 – Malaysia
  • Selenocosmia valida (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
  • Selenocosmia xinhuaensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008 – China
  • Selenocosmia zhangzhengi Lin, 2022 – China

157. Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897

Selenogyrus foordi tarantula

The newly described tarantula species Selenogyrus foordi is known for its sunburst patterened carapace in dark green and tan.

  • Selenogyrus africanus (Simon, 1887) – Ivory Coast
  • Selenogyrus aureus Pocock, 1897 – Sierra Leone
  • Selenogyrus austini Smith, 1990 – Sierra Leone
  • Selenogyrus caeruleus* Pocock, 1897 – Sierra Leone
  • Selenogyrus foordi Sherwood, Henrard & Van Den Spiegel, 2024 – Guinea

158. Selenotholus Hogg, 1902

  • Selenotholus foelschei* Hogg, 1902 – Australia (Northern Territory)

159. Selenotypus Pocock, 1895

Australian Featherleg Tarantula (Selenotypus plumipes)

Australian featherleg tarantulas are known for the long, feather-like hairs on their fourth pair of legs.

  • Selenotypus plumipes* Pocock, 1895 – Australia (Queensland)

160. Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875

  • Sericopelma angustum (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
  • Sericopelma commune F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 – Panama
  • Sericopelma dota Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Sericopelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) – Panama
  • Sericopelma fallax Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Sericopelma ferrugineum Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Sericopelma generala Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Sericopelma immensum Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Sericopelma melanotarsum Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Sericopelma panamanum (Karsch, 1880) – Panama
  • Sericopelma panamense (Simon, 1891) – Mexico, Panama
  • Sericopelma rubronitens* Ausserer, 1875 – Panama
  • Sericopelma silvicola Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Sericopelma upala Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica

161. Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948

  • Sickius longibulbi* Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil

162. Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879

  • Sphaerobothria hoffmanni* Karsch, 1879 – Costa Rica, Panama

163. Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020

  • Spinosatibiapalpus bora Sherwood & Gabriel, 2021 – Peru
  • Spinosatibiapalpus cambrai Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 – Panama
  • Spinosatibiapalpus neisi Osorio, Benavides & Bolaño-Manjarres, 2024 – Colombia
  • Spinosatibiapalpus paula Bolaño-Manjarres, Benavides & Osorio, 2024 – Colombia
  • Spinosatibiapalpus spinulopalpus (Schmidt & Weinmann, 1997) – Colombia
  • Spinosatibiapalpus tansleyi Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 – Trinidad
  • Spinosatibiapalpus trinitatis* (Pocock, 1903) – Trinidad and Tobago

164. Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997

  • Stichoplastoris angustatus (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
  • Stichoplastoris asterix (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
  • Stichoplastoris denticulatus (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
  • Stichoplastoris elusinus (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
  • Stichoplastoris longistylus (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
  • Stichoplastoris obelix* (Valerio, 1980) – Belize, Costa Rica
  • Stichoplastoris schusterae (Kraus, 1955) – El Salvador
  • Stichoplastoris stylipus (Valerio, 1982) – Costa Rica, Panama

165. Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881

  • Stromatopelma batesi (Pocock, 1902) – Cameroon, Congo
  • Stromatopelma calceatum* (Fabricius, 1793) – West Africa
  • Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes (Pocock, 1897) – West Africa
  • Stromatopelma fumigatum (Pocock, 1900) – Equatorial Guinea (Mbini)
  • Stromatopelma pachypoda (Strand, 1908) – Cameroon
  • Stromatopelma satanas (Berland, 1917) – Gabon, Congo

T.

166. Taksinus Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022

  • Taksinus bambus* Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022 – Thailand

167. Tandayarachne Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025

  • Tandayarachne pijaos (Jimenez & Bertani, 2008) – Colombia
  • Tandayarachne sherwoodae* Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025 – Ecuador

168. Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871

Tapinauchenius cupreus

Tapinauchenius cupreus, known as the violet tree spider, is an arboreal tarantula endemic to Ecuador.

  • Tapinauchenius brunneus Schmidt, 1995 – Brazil
  • Tapinauchenius cupreus Schmidt & Bauer, 1996 – Ecuador
  • Tapinauchenius dayuma Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Falcón-Reibán, Fajardo-Torres, Picón-Rentería, Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Tapinauchenius gretae Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022 – Brazil
  • Tapinauchenius herrerai Gabriel & Sherwood, 2022 – Panama
  • Tapinauchenius latipes L. Koch, 1875 – Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana
  • Tapinauchenius montufari Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Falcón-Reibán, Fajardo-Torres, Picón-Rentería, Gabriel, Sherwood & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Tapinauchenius plumipes* (C. L. Koch, 1842) – Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil
  • Tapinauchenius polybotes Hüsser, 2018 – Lesser Antilles (St. Lucia)
  • Tapinauchenius rasti Hüsser, 2018 – Lesser Antilles (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
  • Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti (Walckenaer, 1837) – St. Vincent

169. Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023    

  • Tekoapora wacketi* (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil

170. Thalerommata Ausserer, 1875

  • Thalerommata anae Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Thalerommata caudicula (Simon, 1886) – Argentina
  • Thalerommata gertschi Bertani & Raven, 2023 – Bahamas    
  • Thalerommata gracilis* Ausserer, 1875 – Colombia  
  • Thalerommata huila Bertani & Raven, 2023 – Colombia         
  • Thalerommata kogui Osorio, Benavides, García-Atencia & Bertani, 2024 – Colombia                 
  • Thalerommata maculata Bertani & Raven, 2023 – Venezuela              
  • Thalerommata margarita Osorio, Benavides, García-Atencia & Bertani, 2024 – Colombia        
  • Thalerommata pecki Bertani & Raven, 2023 – Jamaica            
  • Thalerommata splendens Bertani & Raven, 2023 – Jamaica  
  • Thalerommata squamea Bertani & Raven, 2023 – Colombia                 
  • Thalerommata yasuni Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador        
  • Thalerommata yukpa Osorio, Benavides, García-Atencia & Bertani, 2024 – Colombia

171. Theraphosa Walckenaer, 1805

Goliath birdeater tarantula Theraphosa blondi

The Goliath birdeater, Theraphosa blondi, is the largest tarantula species and the largest spider in the world by body length and mass.

  • Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) – Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil
  • Theraphosa blondi* (Latreille, 1804) – Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana
  • Theraphosa spinipes (Ausserer, 1871) – Brazil
  • Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & Weinmann, 2010 – Guyana, Brazil

172. Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899

  • Thrigmopoeus insignis* Pocock, 1899 – India
  • Thrigmopoeus truculentus Pocock, 1899 – India

173. Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994

  • Thrixopelma choquequirao Millenpeier, Chaparro, Ochoa, Ferretti & West, 2024 – Peru
  • Thrixopelma michaeli Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
  • Thrixopelma ockerti* Schmidt, 1994 – Peru
  • Thrixopelma supay Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador

174. Tliltocatl Mendoza & Francke, 2020

  • Tliltocatl albopilosus Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica
  • Tliltocatl epicureanus (Chamberlin, 1925) – Mexico
  • Tliltocatl kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008 – Mexico
  • Tliltocatl sabulosus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) – Guatemala
  • Tliltocatl schroederi Rudloff, 2003 – Mexico
  • Tliltocatl vagans* (Ausserer, 1875) – Mexico, Central America
  • Tliltocatl verdezi Schmidt, 2003 – Mexico

175. Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892

  • Tmesiphantes amadoi Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes amazonicus Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes aridai Gonzalez-Filho, Brescovit & Lucas, 2014 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes bethaniae Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes brescoviti (Indicatti, Lucas, Guadanucci & Yamamoto, 2008) – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes buecherli (Indicatti, Lucas, Guadanucci & Yamamoto, 2008) – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes caymmii Yamamoto, Lucas, Guadanucci & Indicatti, 2007 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes crassifemur (Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960) – Argentina
  • Tmesiphantes guayarus Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes hypogeus Bertani, Bichuette & Pedroso, 2013 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes intiyaykuy Nicoletta, Ferretti, Chaparro & West, 2022 – Peru
  • Tmesiphantes janeira (Keyserling, 1891) – Peru
  • Tmesiphantes mirim Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2015 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes mutquina (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina
  • Tmesiphantes nordestinus Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes nubilus* Simon, 1892 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes obesus (Simon, 1892) – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes perp Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes raulseixasi Fabiano-da-Silva, Guadanucci & DaSilva, 2019 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes riopretano Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 – Brazil
  • Tmesiphantes uru (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina
  • Tmesiphantes yupanqui (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) – Argentina

176. Trichognathella Gallon, 2004

  • Trichognathella schoenlandi* (Pocock, 1900) – South Africa

177. Trichopelma Simon, 1888

Trichopelma coenobita tarantula

Trichopelma coenobita is a small, rarely seen tarantula found in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

  • Trichopelma affine (Simon, 1892) – St. Vincent
  • Trichopelma baracoense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma bimini Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Bahamas
  • Trichopelma cheguevarai Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma citma Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma coenobita (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Trichopelma cubanum (Simon, 1903) – Cuba
  • Trichopelma fidelcastroi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma fulvum (Bryant, 1948) – Haiti
  • Trichopelma gabrieli Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Dominican Republic
  • Trichopelma goloboffi Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma grande Ortiz & Fonseca, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma granmense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma huffi Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Dominican Republic
  • Trichopelma illetabile Simon, 1888 – Brazil
  • Trichopelma insulanum (Petrunkevitch, 1926) – St. Thomas
  • Trichopelma juventud Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma laselva Valerio, 1986 – Costa Rica
  • Trichopelma laurae Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma loui Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Jamaica
  • Trichopelma maculatum (Banks, 1906) – Bahamas
  • Trichopelma nitidum* Simon, 1888 – Hispaniola
  • Trichopelma platnicki Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Jamaica
  • Trichopelma rudloffi Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma soroense Ríos-Tamayo, 2024 – Cuba
  • Trichopelma steini (Simon, 1889) – Venezuela
  • Trichopelma tostoi Mori & Bertani, 2020 – Dominican Republic
  • Trichopelma venadense (Valerio, 1986) – Costa Rica
  • Trichopelma zebra (Petrunkevitch, 1925) – Panama

178. Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850

  • Typhochlaena amma Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Typhochlaena chapadensis Bertani, Antunes & Gallão, 2025 – Brazil
  • Typhochlaena costae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012 – Brazil
  • Typhochlaena seladonia* (C. L. Koch, 1841) – Brazil

U.

179. Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018

  • Umbyquyra acuminatum (Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2005) – Bolivia, Brazil
  • Umbyquyra araguaia Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra belterra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra caxiuana Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra cuiaba Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra gurleyi Sherwood & Gabriel, 2020 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra palmarum (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra paranaiba* Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra sapezal Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra schmidti (Rudloff, 1996) – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra tapajos Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil
  • Umbyquyra tucurui Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 – Brazil

180. Urupelma Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023

  • Urupelma ashaninka Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru       
  • Urupelma atarraz Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru             
  • Urupelma awanqay Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru         
  • Urupelma dianae Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru              
  • Urupelma humantay Kaderka, 2024 – Peru  
  • Urupelma johannae Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru         
  • Urupelma machiguenga Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru
  • Urupelma megantonianum Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru          
  • Urupelma pampas Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru            
  • Urupelma peruvianum* (Chamberlin, 1916) – Peru  
  • Urupelma sanctimariae Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru  
  • Urupelma sanctitheresae Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru              
  • Urupelma veronicae Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023 – Peru

V.

181. Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993

Vitalius ornatissimus tarantula

Vitalius ornatissimus is a newly described theraphosid species from Brazil.

  • Vitalius australis Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023 – Brazil
  • Vitalius buecherli Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
  • Vitalius chromatus (Schmidt, 2004) – Brazil
  • Vitalius dubius (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
  • Vitalius lucasae Bertani, 2001 – Brazil
  • Vitalius ornatissimus Bertani & Motta, 2024 – Brazil
  • Vitalius paranaensis Bertani, 2001 – Brazil, Argentina
  • Vitalius restinga Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
  • Vitalius sapiranga – Bertani, 2023 – Brazil
  • Vitalius sorocabae* (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
  • Vitalius vellutinus (Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil

182. Vitriemboli Peñaherrera-R., Ríos-Tamayo, Sherwood, Gabriel, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Mora-Bolaños & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025

  • Vitriemboli diaguita* Ríos-Tamayo, Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Mora-Bolaños, Gabriel & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025 – Argentina
  • Vitriemboli herzogi (Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023) – Bolivia

W.

183. Warmiru Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025

  • Warmiru lagunas (Schmidt & Rudloff, 2010) – Peru
  • Warmiru longicolli (Schmidt, 2003) – Ecuador, Peru

X.

184. Xenesthis Simon, 1891

Colombian Lesserblack Tarantula (Xenesthis immanis)

The Colombian lesserblack tarantula, Xenesthis immanis, is a large spider known for its vibrant pink coloring.

  • Xenesthis avanzadora Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Brescovit & Lucas, 2023 – Venezuela
  • Xenesthis colombiana* Simon, 1891 – Colombia
  • Xenesthis immanis (Ausserer, 1875) – Colombia, Venezuela
  • Xenesthis intermedia Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945 – Venezuela
  • Xenesthis monstrosa Pocock, 1903 – Colombia

Y.

185. Yanomamius Bertani & Almeida, 2021

  • Yanomamius franciscoi* Bertani & Almeida, 2021 – Brazil
  • Yanomamius neblina Bertani & Almeida, 2021 – Brazil
  • Yanomamius raonii Bertani & Almeida, 2021 – Brazil
  • Yanomamius waikoshiemi (Bertani & Araújo, 2006) – Venezuela

186. Ybyrapora Fukushima & Bertani, 2017

  • Ybyrapora diversipes (C. L. Koch, 1842) – Brazil
  • Ybyrapora gamba (Bertani & Fukushima, 2009) – Brazil
  • Ybyrapora sooretama* (Bertani & Fukushima, 2009) – Brazil
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Trina Julian Edwards

Trina is a former instructional designer and curriculum writer turned author and editor. She has a doctorate in education from Northeastern University. An avid reader and a relentless researcher, no rabbit hole is too deep in her quest for information. The Edwards Family are well-known animal lovers with a reputation as the neighborhood kitten wranglers and cat rescuers. When she is not writing about, or rescuing, animals, Trina can be found watching otter videos on social media or ruining her hearing listening to extreme metal.

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