Brachionopus

Brachionopus is a genus of South African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. It was transferred to the Theraphosidae from the Barychelidae in 1985.

Species
it contains 4 species, found in South Africa:
 * Brachionopus annulatus Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
 * Brachionopus pretoriae Purcell, 1904 – South Africa
 * Brachionopus robustus Pocock, 1897 (type) – South Africa
 * Brachionopus tristis Purcell, 1903 – South Africa