In synonymy:
Brazilopelma Schmidt, 1998 = Nhandu Lucas, 1983 (Bertani, 2001: 310)

type Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983; gender masculine

N.B.: the synonymy with Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 by Raven, 1985a: 156 (sub Mygalarachne) has not been accepted by subsequent workers; considered a senior synonym of Brazilopelma Schmidt, 1998c: 2 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00201] (type B. coloratovillosum Schmidt, 1998) by Bertani, 2001: 310.

Transferred to other genera:
Nhandu chromatus Schmidt, 2004 -- see Vitalius
Nhandu sylviae Sherwood, Gabriel & Brescovit, 2023 -- see Vitalius

In synonymy:
Nhandu tripartitus Schmidt, 1997 = Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983 (Gabriel, 2011c: 12).
Nhandu vulpinus (Schmidt, 1998) = Nhandu tripepii (Dresco, 1984) (Nagahama, Fukushima & Bertani, 2009: 578).

Nhandu carapoensis Lucas, 1983b: 157, f. 1-5 (Dmf).
Nhandu carapoensis Schmidt, 1993d: 92, f. 249-250 (mf).
Nhandu carapoensis Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 53, f. 30-31 (mf).
Nhandu tripartitus Schmidt, 1997e: 2, f. 1 (Df).
Nhandu carapoensis Schmidt, 1997g: 17, f. 111-112 (mf).
Nhandu carapoensis Vol, 1999a: 12, f. Q (f).
Nhandu carapoensis Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 37-38 (m).
Nhandu carapoensis Peters, 2000b: 57, f. 152-153 (mf).
Nhandu carapoensis Bertani, 2001: 311, f. 129-132, 189 (mf).
Nhandu tripartitus Bertani, 2001: 316 (nomen dubium).
Nhandu carapoensis Peters, 2003: 240, f. 968-969, 973-974 (mf).
Nhandu carapoensis Schmidt, 2003l: 130, f. 144-145 (mf).
Nhandu tripartitus Schmidt, 2003l: 179, f. 448 (f).
Nhandu carapoensis Gabriel, 2011c: 12, f. 4 (f, S of Nhandu tripartitus, removed from nomen dubium).
Nhandu carapoensis Sherwood et al., 2021e: 141, f. 16 (f).

Nhandu cerradensis Bertani, 2001: 312, f. 133-136, 190 (Dmf).
Nhandu cerradensis Peters, 2003: 241, f. 977-978 (mf).
Nhandu cerradensis Schmidt, 2003l: 179, f. 442-444 (mf).
Nhandu cerradensis Peters, 2005b: 85, f. 270-274 (mf).

Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Schmidt & Samm, 1998b: 7, f. 1-3 (Dm).
Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Schmidt, 1998c: 2, f. 1 (Df).
Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Schmidt, 1998h: 20, f. 237-240 (mf).
Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Vol, 1999a: 11, f. B (f).
Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Peters, 2000a: 78, f. 255-257 (mf).
Nhandu coloratovillosus Bertani, 2001: 314, f. 18, 141-144, 192 (mf).
Brazilopelma coloratovillosum Peters, 2003: 136, f. 550, 553-554 (mf).
Nhandu coloratovillosus Schmidt, 2003l: 140, 179, f. 231-234, 445-447 (mf).

Eurypelma tripepii Dresco, 1984: 86, f. 1-10 (Dm).
Hapalopus tripeppi Raven, 1985a: 161 (Tm from Eurypelma=Avicularia).
Vitalius vulpinus Schmidt & Samm, 1998a: 2, f. 1-3 (Dm).
Vitalius vulpinus Schmidt, 1998d: 2, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002505].
Nhandu vulpinus Bertani, 2001: 313, f. 137-140, 191 (Tmf from Vitalius).
Nhandu vulpinus Schmidt, 2003l: 179, f. 449-451 (mf).
Nhandu tripepii Nagahama, Fukushima & Bertani, 2009: 578, f. 1-4 (Tm from Hapalopus, Sf).
Nhandu tripepii Gabriel & Longhorn, 2011: 159, f. 1c-d (m).