Included taxa
Bertani, R. (2001). Revision, cladistic analysis, and zoogeography of Vitalius, Nhandu, and Proshapalopus; with notes on other theraphosine genera (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Arquivos de Zoologia 36: 265-356. 
Species
| Species | Family | Page / figures | published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthoscurria geniculata | Theraphosidae | 325, f. 45-47 (mf) | Acanthoscurria geniculata |
| Acanthoscurria musculosa | Theraphosidae | 325, f. 41-44 (mf) | Acanthoscurria sternalis |
| Aphonopelma seemanni | Theraphosidae | 320, f. 6-7, 28-31 (mf) | Aphonopelma seemani |
| Brachypelma emilia | Theraphosidae | 338, f. 153-156 (mf) | Brachypelma emilia |
| Cyrtopholis portoricae | Theraphosidae | 324, f. 38-40 (m) | Cyrtopholis portoricae |
| Eupalaestrus campestratus | Theraphosidae | 280, f. 8-9, 20, 25, 48, 50-51, 54 (mf) | Eupalaestrus campestratus |
| Eupalaestrus spinosissimus | Theraphosidae | 283, f. 19, 56-57 (mf, removed from nomen dubium, S of Eupalaestrus tarsicrassus and Pamphobeteus holophaeus) | Eupalaestrus spinosissimus |
| Eupalaestrus weijenberghi | Theraphosidae | 282, f. 49, 52-53, 55 (mf) | Eupalaestrus weijenberghi |
| Hapalopus variegatus | Theraphosidae | 286 (Tf from Proshapalopus) | Metriopelma variegata |
| Lasiodora benedeni | Theraphosidae | 285 (Tf from Pamphobeteus) | Lasiodora benedenii |
| Lasiodora cristata | Theraphosidae | 285 (Tf from Vitalius) | Lasiodora cristata |
| Nhandu carapoensis | Theraphosidae | 311, f. 129-132, 189 (mf) | Nhandu carapoensis |
| Nhandu carapoensis | Theraphosidae | 316 (nomen dubium) | Nhandu tripartitus |
| Nhandu cerradensis | Theraphosidae | 312, f. 133-136, 190 (Dmf) | Nhandu cerradensis |
| Nhandu coloratovillosus | Theraphosidae | 314, f. 18, 141-144, 192 (mf) | Nhandu coloratovillosus |
| Nhandu tripepii | Theraphosidae | 313, f. 137-140, 191 (Tmf from Vitalius) | Nhandu vulpinus |
| Phormictopus cancerides | Theraphosidae | 324, f. 35-37 (mf) | Phormictopus cancerides |
| Phormictopus cubensis | Theraphosidae | 324, f. 34 (m) | Phormictopus cubensis |
| Proshapalopus amazonicus | Theraphosidae | 287, f. 62-65, 175 (replacement name, m, Df, T from Eupalaestrus) | Proshapalopus amazonicus |
| Proshapalopus anomalus | Theraphosidae | 289, f. 70-73, 177 (Tm from Holothele, Df) | Proshapalopus anomalus |
| Proshapalopus multicuspidatus | Theraphosidae | 288, f. 24, 66-69, 176 (Tmf from Cyclosternum) | Proshapalopus multicuspidatus |
| Sphaerobothria hoffmanni | Theraphosidae | 323, f. 32-33 (m) | Sphaerobothria hoffmanni |
| Theraphosa apophysis | Theraphosidae | 339, f. 160-163 (mf) | Theraphosa apophysis |
| Theraphosa blondi | Theraphosidae | 320, f. 14-15, 157-159 (mf) | Theraphosa blondi |
| Vitalius buecherli | Theraphosidae | 307, f. 22, 121-124, 187-188 (Dmf) | Vitalius buecherli |
| Vitalius dubius | Theraphosidae | 298, f. 10-11, 23, 91-100, 182-183 (removed m from S of V. wacketi, contra Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971: 129, sub Pterinopelma, Sf) | Vitalius dubius |
| Vitalius longisternalis | Theraphosidae | 297, f. 21, 87-90, 181 (Dmf) | Vitalius longisternalis |
| Vitalius lucasae | Theraphosidae | 308, f. 125-128 (Dmf) | Vitalius lucasae |
| Vitalius paranaensis | Theraphosidae | 306, f. 117-120, 186 (Dmf) | Vitalius paranaensis |
| Vitalius platyomma | Theraphosidae | 309 (type is a juvenile male, nomen dubium) | Vitalius platyomma |
| Vitalius rondoniensis | Theraphosidae | 309 (description insufficient, type could not be located, nomen dubium) | Vitalius rondoniensis |
| Vitalius roseus | Theraphosidae | 305, f. 112-116, 185 (mf) | Vitalius roseus |
| Vitalius sorocabae | Theraphosidae | 292, f. 17, 74-82, 178 (mf) | Vitalius sorocabae |
| Vitalius tetracanthus | Theraphosidae | 309 (type could not be located, nomen dubium) | Vitalius tetracanthus |
| Vitalius vellutinus | Theraphosidae | 302, f. 101-111, 184 (mf, removed from S of V. wacketi, contra Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971: 129, sub Pterinopelma, S of Pamphobeteus cephalopeus) | Vitalius vellutinus |
| Vitalius wacketi | Theraphosidae | 294, f. 16, 83-86, 179-180 (mf, T from Aphonopelma, S of Pamphobeteus insularis, P. litoralis and P. masculus) | Vitalius wacketi |
| Xenesthis immanis | Theraphosidae | 337, f. 149-152 (mf) | Xenesthis immanis |
Genera
No genus found for this reference