CLASSIFICATION 3 I 3 



divided into three sub-families, Tarantulinae, Phrynichinae, and 

 Charontinae. 



(i.) The TARANTULINAE are new-world forms, represented by 

 three genera, Tarantula, Acanthophrynus (Phrynopsis), and 

 Admetus (Heterophrynus), in Central and South America and 

 the West Indies. 



(ii.) The PHRYNICHINAE belong to the Old World, being found 

 in Africa, India, and Ceylon. Phrynichus, Titanodamon and 

 Nanodamon are genera of this sub-family. 



(iii.) The CHARONTINAE are natives of South-East Asia and 

 the Pacific Islands. There are five genera and eight species. 



