The earth tigers of subfamily Ornithoctoninae are a group of old-world tarantulas which are found primarily in Southeast Asia, southern China, and Borneo. This group includes the infamous Chinese bird spider, and species in this sub-family are known for being ill-tempered.
Citharognathus Pocock, 1895
- Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895 — Borneo
- Citharognathus tongmianensis Zhu, Li & Song, 2002 — China, Vietnam
Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887
- Cyriopagopus dromeus (Chamberlin, 1917) — Philippines
- Cyriopagopus paganus Simon, 1887 — Myanmar
- Cyriopagopus schioedtei (Thorell, 1891) — Malaysia
- Cyriopagopus thorelli (Simon, 1901) — Malaysia
Haplopelma Simon, 1892
- Haplopelma albostriatum (Simon, 1886) — Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia
- Haplopelma doriae (Thorell, 1890) — Borneo
- Haplopelma hainanum (Liang et al., 1999) — China (Hainan Island)
- Haplopelma lividum Smith, 1996 — Myanmar
- Haplopelma longipes von Wirth & Striffler, 2005 — Thailand, Cambodia
- Haplopelma minax (Thorell, 1897) — Myanmar, Thailand
- Haplopelma robustum Strand, 1907 — Singapore
- Haplopelma salangense (Strand, 1907) — Malaysia
- Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth, 1991 — Vietnam, China
- Haplopelma vonwirthi Schmidt, 2005 — Southeast Asia
Lampropelma Simon, 1892
- Lampropelma nigerrimum Simon, 1892 — Indonesia
- Lampropelma violaceopes Abraham, 1924 — Malaysia, Singapore
Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892
- Ornithoctonus andersoni Pocock, 1892 — Myanmar
- Ornithoctonus aureotibialis von Wirth & Striffler, 2005 — Thailand
- Ornithoctonus costalis (Schmidt, 1998) — Thailand
Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895
- Phormingochilus everetti Pocock, 1895 — Borneo
- Phormingochilus fuchsi Strand, 1906 — Sumatra
- Phormingochilus tigrinus Pocock, 1895 — Borneo
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