List of Theraphosidae Species - Ornithoctoninae

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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