In synonymy:
Brachypelmides Schmidt & Krause, 1994 = Brachypelma Simon, 1891 (Smith, 1995: 159)

type Mygale emilia White, 1856; gender neuter

N.B.: Brachypelma recovered as diphyletic by Turner et al., 2018: 99 and redefined by Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 92 incl. splitting of Tliltocatl Mendoza & Francke, 2020; removed from the synonymy of Euathlus Ausserer, 1875 by Schmidt, 1992a: 10; considered a senior synonym of Brachypelmides Schmidt & Krause, 1994b: 7 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04824] (type B. klaasi Schmidt & Krause, 1994) by Smith, 1995: 159; synonymy of Brachypelmides not accepted by Schmidt, 1997d and Schmidt, 1998f, but confirmed by Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 92.

Transferred to other genera:
Brachypelma albopilosum Valerio, 1980 -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma andrewi Schmidt, 1992 -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma angustum Valerio, 1980 -- see Sericopelma
Brachypelma aureoceps (Chamberlin, 1917) -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) -- see Sericopelma
Brachypelma epicureanum (Chamberlin, 1925) -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma fossorium Valerio, 1980 -- see Sandinista
Brachypelma kahlenbergi Rudloff, 2008 -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma sabulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma schroederi Rudloff, 2003 -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma vagans (Ausserer, 1875) -- see Tliltocatl
Brachypelma verdezi Schmidt, 2003 -- see Tliltocatl

In synonymy:
Brachypelma annitha Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997 = Brachypelma smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 162).
Brachypelma ruhnaui (Schmidt, 1997) = Brachypelma albiceps Pocock, 1903 (Locht et al., 2005: 108).

Eurypelma pallidum F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 21, pl. 1, f. 17 (f, misidentified).
Brachypelma albiceps Pocock, 1903b: 103 (Df).
Aphonopelma albiceps Smith, 1995: 70, f. 76-82 (removed f from S of A. pallidum).
Brachypelmides ruhnaui Schmidt, 1997d: 205, f. 1-4 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001864].
Brachypelmides ruhnaui Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 199-201 (mf).
Brachypelmides ruhnaui Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 3 (m).
Aphonopelma albiceps Peters, 2000a: 23, f. 43 (f).
Brachypelmides ruhnaui Peters, 2000a: 76, f. 250-252 (mf).
Aphonopelma albiceps Peters, 2003: 32, f. 107 (f).
Brachypelmides ruhnaui Peters, 2003: 133, f. 542, 545-547 (mf).
Brachypelmides ruhnaui Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 207 (mf).
Brachypelmides albiceps Schmidt, 2004f: 4, f. 1 (T to synonymized generic name).
Brachypelma albiceps Locht et al., 2005: 108 (mf, T from Aphonopelma, S of Brachypelma ruhnaui).
Brachypelma albiceps Estrada-Alvarez, 2014: 57, f. 18 (f).
Brachypelma albiceps Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 93, f. 5A-G, 6A-D, 7A-G, 8A-B (mf).

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992d: 9, f. 1, 3 (Dmf).
Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 187 (f).
Brachypelma auratum Smith, 1995: 160, f. 851-866 (mf).
Brachypelma auratum Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 5 (f).
Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 192 (f).
Brachypelma auratum Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 6 (f).
Brachypelma auratum Peters, 2000a: 65, f. 210-211 (mf).
Brachypelma auratum Peters, 2003: 110, f. 439-440, 443, 446-447 (mf).
Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 203 (f).
Brachypelma auratum Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 98, f. 9A-G, 10A-D, 11A-C, 12A-F, 13A-C, 36A-D (mf).

Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1993a: 15, f. 1-10 (Dm).
Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith, 1995: 163, f. 875-883 (m).
Brachypelma baumgarteni Peters, 2000a: 66, f. 214-215 (m).
Brachypelma baumgarteni Peters, 2003: 114, f. 457, 460 (m).
Brachypelma baumgarteni Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 103, f. 14A-G, 15A-D, 16A-G, 17A-C, 37A-D (m, Df).

Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1993: 7, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 193a (m).
Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas, 1994: 8, f. 1-2 (mf).
Brachypelma boehmei Smith, 1995: 164, f. 884-900 (mf).
Brachypelma boehmei Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 1 (f).
Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 190 (m).
Brachypelma boehmei Bertani, 2000: 30, f. 41-42 (m).
Brachypelma boehmei Peters, 2000a: 67, f. 218 (f).
Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt, 2003l: 137, 152, f. 201, 273 (mf).
Brachypelma boehmei Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 107, f. 18A-G, 19A-D, 20A-B, 21A-G, 22A-C, 37E-H (mf).

Mygale emilia White, 1856: 185, pl. 43 (Dm).
Brachypelma aemilia Simon, 1891f: 338 (Dmf).
Eurypelma emilia F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 19, pl. 2, f. 5 (m).
Brachypelma emilia Smith, 1986b: 49, f. 27h (Tmf from Eurypelma=Avicularia).
Brachypelma emilia Smith, 1987d: 49, pl. 2, f. 27h (m).
Brachypelma emilia Hancock & Hancock, 1989: 46, f. 41 (f).
Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 1992a: 10 (Tmf from Euathlus per Raven).
Euathlus emilia Baxter, 1993: 72, f. 19-20 (f).
Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 188 (f).
Brachypelma emilia Smith, 1995: 166, f. 901-915 (mf).
Brachypelma emilia Pérez-Miles et al., 1996: 46, f. 9-10 (mf).
Brachypelma emilia Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 6 (f).
Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 191, 193 (mf).
Brachypelma emilia Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 7 (f).
Brachypelma emilia Peters, 2000a: 68, f. 222 (f).
Brachypelma emilia Bertani, 2001: 338, f. 153-156 (mf).
Brachypelma emilia Peters, 2003: 117, f. 473-474, 477, 480, 483 (mf).
Brachypelma emilia Schmidt, 2003l: 152, f. 274-277 (mf).
Brachypelma emilia Gabriel & Longhorn, 2015: 100, f. 13 (f).
Brachypelma emilia Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 112, f. 23A-G, 24A-D, 25A-F, 26A-C, 36E-H (mf).

Brachypelma smithi Hancock & Hancock, 1989: 44, f. 39 (f, T from Eurypelma=Avicularia) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1992a: 10 (T from Euathlus) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1992d: 14, f. 2, 4 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Euathlus smithi Baxter, 1993: 73, f. 17-18, pl. A, f. 1-6 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1993d: 82, f. 190 (f) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Smith, 1995: 170, f. 940-956 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 1-6 (Dmf).
Brachypelma smithi Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 2, f. 2 (f) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997b: 3, pl. 9-11 (m).
Brachypelma smithi Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997b: 4, pl. 10-11 (m) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 195 (f) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Peters, 2000a: 72, f. 235-236 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Peters, 2003: 125, f. 510, 512-513 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma smithi Schmidt, 2003l: 153, f. 283-284 (mf) [misidentified after Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167].
Brachypelma hamorii Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 167, f. 24-40, 46-49, 52, 57-60 (mf).
Brachypelma hamorii Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 116, f. 27A-F, 28A-F, 35B,D, 37I-L (mf).

Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt & Krause, 1994b: 7, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
Brachypelma klaasi Smith, 1995: 169, f. 926-939 (mf).
Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt, 1997g: 19, f. 198, 202 (mf).
Brachypelmides klaasi Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 4, 9 (mf).
Brachypelmides klaasi Vol, 1999a: 11, f. A (f).
Brachypelmides klaasi Peters, 2000a: 75, f. 244-247 (mf).
Brachypelmides klaasi Peters, 2003: 131, f. 533-535, 537 (mf).
Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 204 (m).
Brachypelmides klaasi Schmidt, 2003l: 137, f. 208 (f).
Brachypelma klaasi Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 119, f. 29A-G, 30A-F, 31A-F, 32A-C, 36I-L (mf).

Eurypelma smithi F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897a: 20, pl. 1, f. 4 (Df).
Brachypelma smithi Pocock, 1903b: 103.
Brachypelma annitha Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997a: 9, pl. 1-6 (Dmf; N.B.: specific name considered a noun in apposition rather than a patronym) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001853].
Brachypelma annitha Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997b: 2, pl. 7-8, 11 (m).
Brachypelma smithi Locht, Yáñez & Vázquez, 1999: 196, f. 5 (m).
Brachypelma annitha Peters, 2000a: 64, f. 205-207 (mf).
Brachypelma annitha Peters, 2003: 108, f. 428, 435-436 (mf).
Brachypelma smithi Mendoza & Francke, 2017: 162, f. 3-22, 42-45, 50-51, 53-56 (mf, S of Brachypelma annitha).
Brachypelma smithi Mendoza & Francke, 2020: 123, f. 33A-H, 34A-F, 35A,C, 37M-P (mf).