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Heteropoda
thumb|The eye arrangement of spiders in the genus Heteropoda
Micrommata
Micrommata is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804.
Sinopoda
Sinopoda is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 1999.
Olitis
Olios is the largest genus of huntsman spiders, containing 165 species. They are found throughout the world, with most species occurring in hot countries. The genus was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.
Cerbalus
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.
Eusparassus
Eusparassus is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.
Polybetes
Polybetes is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of Leptosparassus and Streptaedoea.
Neosparassus
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.
Cebrennus
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.
Delena
Delena is a genus of South Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.
Damastes
genus of arachnids
Isopeda
Isopeda is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.
Holconia
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.
Carparachne
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.
Pseudopoda
Pseudopoda is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 2000.
Pandercetes
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.
Anchonastus
Anchonastus is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.
Beregama
Beregama is a genus of South Pacific huntsman spiders. It was first introduced by D. B. Hirst in 1990 by splitting off four species of genus Isopeda.
Barylestis
Barylestis is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910.
Anaptomecus
Anaptomecus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.
Isopedella
Isopedella is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1990.
Vindullus
Vindullus is a genus of huntsman spiders erected by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. Though often considered a synonym of Olios, it has been validated as its own genus.
Spariolenus
Spariolenus is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. They are found in the Middle East reaching 15–16 cm.
Gnathopalystes
Gnathopalystes is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1899.
Bhutaniella
Bhutaniella is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 2000.
Zachria
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.
Chrosioderma
Chrosioderma is a genus of Malagasy huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897.
Microrchestris
Microrchestris is a genus of Namibian huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1962. it contains two species, found in Namibia: M. melanogaster and M. scutatus.
Sparianthina
Sparianthina is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1929.
Origes
Origes is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. it contains three species, found in Ecuador, Peru, and Argentina: O. chloroticus, O. nigrovittatus, and O. pollens. O. chloroticus may be misplaced in this genus and family.
Quemedice
Quemedice is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1942. it contains two species, found in Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil: Q. enigmaticus and Q. piracuruca. Originally placed with the Philodromidae, it was moved to the Sparassidae in 2008.
Orchestrella
Orchestrella is a genus of Namibian huntsman spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1965. it contains two species, found in Namibia: O. caroli and O. longipes.
Berlandia
Berlandia is a genus of East African huntsman spiders that was first described by R. de Lessert in 1921. it contains two species, found in Africa: B. longipes and B. tenebricola.
Macrinus
genus of spiders
Thunberga
Thunberga is a genus of east African huntsman spiders. The genus was first described by Peter Jäger in 2020, and it has only been found on Madagascar and on Mayotte. It is named after the environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
Decaphora
Decaphora is a genus of huntsman spiders (family Sparassidae) which is found in tropical America. The genus was established by P. Franganillo-Balboa in 1931.
Adcatomus
Adcatomus is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1880. it contains two species, found in Peru and Venezuela: A. ciudadus and A. flavovittatus.
Pseudomicrommata
Pseudomicrommata (commonly known as grass huntsman spiders) is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by T. H. Järvi in 1914.
Extraordinarius
Extraordinarius is a genus of South American huntsman spiders. It was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2019, and it has only been found in Brazil.
Caayguara
Caayguara is a genus of Brazilian huntsman spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2010.
Nolavia
Nolavia is a genus of huntsman spiders containing 8 species. It was first described by C. F. Kammerer in 2006.
May
genus of spiders
Curicaberis
Curicaberis is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2015. Species of this genus are found in North and Central America.
Nungara
Nungara is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae. It was first described in 2016 by Pinto & Rheims. , it contains four species from Ecuador, French Guiana and Brazil.