Typhochlaena is a genus of small-bodied tarantulas with an arboreal trapdoor lifestyle. All the species except for T. seladonia were first described by Rogério Bertani in 2012.
Characteristics Typhochlaena differs from all other aviculariine species by having a domed, short distal segment on the posterior lateral spinneret; the sternum is as long as wide, truncated behind; they are also quite small, with type II urticating hairs.Bertani, R. (2012). Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae). ZooKeys 230: 1-94. Retrieved February 2, 2016
Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
Typhochlaena amma Bertani, 2012 – Brazil Typhochlaena costae Bertani, 2012 – Brazil Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012 – Brazil Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012 – Brazil Typhochlaena seladonia (C.L. Koch, 1841) (type species) – Brazil
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