Typhochlaena is a genus of small-bodied tarantulas with an arboreal trapdoor lifestyle.

[2] All the species except for T. seladonia were first described by Rogério Bertani in 2012.

[1] 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.

[3] As of January 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1] This Theraphosidae-related article is a stub.

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