Sparassidae

spider family

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Large cave dwelling arachnid

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huntsman spider native to the Namib Desert

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Eusparassus is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.

Cerbalus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is considered a senior synonym of Marmarica.

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species of huntsman spider in the family (sparassidae)

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Cebrennus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. It is considered a senior synonym of Cerbalopsis.

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Neosparassus is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Australia and first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of Heteropoda, except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between the midpoint and the eyes, before sloping toward the back. This angle causes the front of these spiders to appear more prominent than it actually is.

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Sparianthis is a genus of huntsman spiders, first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. They’re found in South America and Panama.

Palystes is a genus of huntsman spiders, commonly called rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders, occurring in Africa, India, Australia, and the Pacific. The most common and widespread species is P. superciliosus, found in South Africa, home to 12 species in the genus. The name Palystes is derived from either the Latin palaestes or the Greek palaistes, meaning "wrestler". The genus was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.

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Carparachne is a genus of Namibian huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1962. it contains two species, found in Namibia: C. alba and C. aureoflava. The golden wheel spider (C. aureoflava) uses cartwheeling to move across hot, sandy ground, similar to the related Cebrennus rechenbergi, which uses a flic-flac motion.

Holconia is a genus of Southern Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Dahls Thorell in 1877. It was branched from Isopeda in 1990.

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Rhitymna is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped pattern on the dorsal opisthosoma.

Leucorchestris is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described in 1962 by R. F. Lawrence, who described all of the species in the genus between 1962 and 1966.

Stasina is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1877. Many former species have been transferred to Thelcticopis and Neostasina.

Martensopoda is a genus of Indian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 2006. it contains three species, found in India: M. minuscula, M. sanctor, and M. transversa.

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Zachria is a genus of Australian huntsman spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875. it contains two species, found in New South Wales and Western Australia: Z. flavicoma and Z. oblonga. It is not a senior synonym of Eodelena.

Panaretella is a genus of South African huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1937.

Remmius is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897.

Thelcticopis is a genus of huntsman spiders that occurs almost exclusively in the area India to Japan to New Guinea and Fiji. Two geographically outlying species, T. humilithorax (Simon, 1909) from Gabon (originally said as the "French Congo") and T. truculenta Karsch, 1884 from São Tomé and Príncipe are both probably misplaced in this genus.

Typostola is a genus of South Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897.

Yiinthi is a genus of South Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 1994. Y. lycodes was transferred from Heteropoda.

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Pediana is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880.

Parapalystes is a genus of South African huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter M. C. Croeser in 1996.

Bhutaniella is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 2000.

Sagellula is a genus of east Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1942. It was originally described under the name "Sagella", but this was changed to Sagellula when a senior homonym was discovered. it contains two species, found in China and Japan: S. octomunita and S. xizangensis.

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Pandercetes is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in his 1875 treatise on Australian spiders. They are mainly distributed in tropical Asia and Australia, and are known for their cryptic coloration that matches local moss and lichen. Their legs have lateral hairs, giving them a feathery appearance, further masking their outline against tree trunks. Their head is somewhat elevated and the carapace has the thoracic region low and flat.

Gnathopalystes is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1899.

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Chrosioderma is a genus of Malagasy huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897.