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A családba 13 alcsalád 121 nem és több mint 900 faj tartozik.
- Acanthopelminae Smith, 1994
- Acanthopelma (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897)
- Aviculariinae Simon, 1874
- Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
- Ephebopus Simon, 1892
- Iridopelma Pocock, 1901
- Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901
- Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850
- Eumenophorinae Pocock, 1897
- Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897
- Batesiella Pocock, 1903
- Citharischius Pocock, 1900
- Encyocrates Simon, 1892
- Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897
- Hysterocrates Simon, 1892
- Loxomphalia Simon, 1889
- Loxoptygus Simon, 1903
- Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005
- Monocentropus Pocock, 1897
- Myostola Simon, 1903
- Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
- Harpactirinae Pocock, 1897
- Augacephalus Gallon, 2002
- Brachionopus Pocock, 1897 incertae sedis Egyes kutatók a Barychelidae családba sorolják.
- Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
- Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898
- Harpactira Ausserer, 1871
- Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
- Idiothele Hewitt, 1919
- Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
- Trichognathella Gallon, 2004
- Ischnocolinae Simon, 1872
- Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004
- Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
- Guyruita Guadanucci et al., 2007
- Hemiercus Simon, 1903
- Heterothele Karsch, 1879
- Holothele Karsch, 1879
- Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
- Nesiergus Simon, 1903
- Magulla Simon, 1892
- Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924
- Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
- Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948
- Ornithoctoninae Pocock, 1895
- Citharognathus Pocock, 1895
- Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887
- Haplopelma Simon, 1892
- Lampropelma Simon, 1892
- Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892
- Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895
- Poecilotheriinae Simon, 1892
- Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
- Psalmopoeinae Samm & Schmidt, 2010
- Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895
- Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871
- Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1892
- Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891
- Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892
- Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996
- Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895
- Orphnaecus Simon, 1892
- Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
- Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999
- Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
- Selenotholus Hogg, 1902
- Selenotypus Pocock, 1895
- Yamia Kishida, 1920
- Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990
- Annandaliella Hirst, 1909
- Euphrictus Hirst, 1908
- Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897
- Stromatopelminae (Schmidt, 1993)
- Encyocratella Strand, 1907
- Heteroscodra Pocock, 1899
- Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
- Theraphosinae Thorell, 1870
- Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871
- Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005
- Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010
- Ami Perez-Miles, 2008
- Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
- Bonnetina Vol, 2000
- Brachypelma Simon, 1891
- Cardiopelma Vol, 1999
- Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995
- Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901
- Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940
- Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996
- Cubanana Ortiz, 2008
- Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
- Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
- Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
- Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
- Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901
- Grammostola Simon, 1892
- Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875
- Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
- Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903
- Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871
- Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008
- Lasiodora C. L. Koch, 1850
- Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997
- Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2006
- Megaphobema Pocock, 1901
- Melloleitaoina Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1960
- Metriopelma Becker, 1878
- Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004
- Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996
- Nhandu Lucas, 1983
- Ozopactus Simon, 1889
- Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901
- Paraphysa Simon, 1892
- Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
- Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901
- Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923
- Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907
- Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001
- Schismatothele Karsch, 1879
- Schizopelma F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897
- Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
- Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879
- Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997
- Theraphosa Thorell, 1870
- Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994
- Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892
- Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993
- Xenesthis Simon, 1891
- Thrigmopoeinae Pocock, 1900
- Haploclastus Simon, 1892
- Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899