Sparassidae
Also known as: Araña cangrejo gigante, Esparàssid, Giant Crab Spiders, Huntsman Spiders, Huntsman spider, Huntsmen, Jachtkrabspinnen, Kæmpekrabbeedderkopper
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Sparassidae |
| Genera | 100 |
| Species records held | 1466 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 1910 |
| GBIF key | 5647 |
Genera in Sparassidae
- Pseudopoda — 252 species: Pseudopoda abnormis, Pseudopoda acris, Pseudopoda acuminata, Pseudopoda acutiformis, Pseudopoda akashi, Pseudopoda albolineata, Pseudopoda albonotata, Pseudopoda aliena
- Heteropoda — 188 species: Heteropoda acuta, Heteropoda aemulans, Heteropoda afghana, Heteropoda alta, Heteropoda altithorax, Heteropoda altmannae, Heteropoda amphora, Heteropoda analis
- Olios — 162 species: Olios acolastus, Olios acostae, Olios actaeon, Olios admiratus, Olios alluaudi, Olios angolensis, Olios argelasius, Olios artemis
- Sinopoda — 141 species: Sinopoda abstrusa, Sinopoda aenyk, Sinopoda aequalis, Sinopoda afflata, Sinopoda albofasciata, Sinopoda altissima, Sinopoda anguina, Sinopoda angulata
- Thelcticopis — 51 species: Thelcticopis ajax, Thelcticopis ancorum, Thelcticopis bicornuta, Thelcticopis bifasciata, Thelcticopis biroi, Thelcticopis buu, Thelcticopis canescens, Thelcticopis celebesiana
- Neostasina — 34 species: Neostasina aceitillar, Neostasina amalie, Neostasina antiguensis, Neostasina bani, Neostasina baoruco, Neostasina bermudezi, Neostasina bicolor, Neostasina bryantae
- Eusparassus — 33 species: Eusparassus arabicus, Eusparassus atlanticus, Eusparassus barbarus, Eusparassus bicorniger, Eusparassus borakalalo, Eusparassus doriae, Eusparassus dufouri, Eusparassus educatus
- Curicaberis — 32 species: Curicaberis abnormis, Curicaberis annulatus, Curicaberis azul, Curicaberis bagaces, Curicaberis bibranchiatus, Curicaberis catarinas, Curicaberis chamela, Curicaberis chiapas
- Thunberga — 29 species: Thunberga aliena, Thunberga befotaka, Thunberga boyanslat, Thunberga cala, Thunberga conductor, Thunberga daraina, Thunberga elongata, Thunberga gosura
- Meri — 25 species: Meri abuna, Meri aparia, Meri arraijan, Meri carabobo, Meri conduri, Meri formosus, Meri guri, Meri jaraua
- Cebrennus — 21 species: Cebrennus aethiopicus, Cebrennus atlas, Cebrennus castaneitarsis, Cebrennus clercki, Cebrennus concolor, Cebrennus cultrifer, Cebrennus flagellatus, Cebrennus intermedius
- Palystes — 21 species: Palystes ansiedippenaarae, Palystes castaneus, Palystes convexus, Palystes crawshayi, Palystes ellioti, Palystes flavidus, Palystes fornasinii, Palystes hoehneli
- Rhitymna — 21 species: Rhitymna ambae, Rhitymna bicolana, Rhitymna cursor, Rhitymna deelemanae, Rhitymna flava, Rhitymna flores, Rhitymna gerdmangel, Rhitymna imerinensis
- Isopeda — 19 species: Isopeda alpina, Isopeda binnaburra, Isopeda brachyseta, Isopeda canberrana, Isopeda catmona, Isopeda deianira, Isopeda echuca, Isopeda girraween
- Neosparassus — 19 species: Neosparassus calligaster, Neosparassus conspicuus, Neosparassus diana, Neosparassus festivus, Neosparassus grapsus, Neosparassus haemorrhoidalis, Neosparassus incomtus, Neosparassus inframaculatus
- Isopedella — 18 species: Isopedella ambathala, Isopedella cana, Isopedella castanea, Isopedella cerina, Isopedella cerussata, Isopedella conspersa, Isopedella flavida, Isopedella frenchi
- Damastes — 16 species: Damastes atrignathus, Damastes coquereli, Damastes decoratus, Damastes fasciolatus, Damastes flavomaculatus, Damastes grandidieri, Damastes majungensis, Damastes malagassus
- Pandercetes — 16 species: Pandercetes celatus, Pandercetes celebensis, Pandercetes decipiens, Pandercetes gracilis, Pandercetes isopus, Pandercetes longipes, Pandercetes macilentus, Pandercetes malleator
- Polybetes — 15 species: Polybetes bombilius, Polybetes delfini, Polybetes fasciatus, Polybetes germaini, Polybetes hyeroglyphicus, Polybetes martius, Polybetes obnuptus, Polybetes pallidus
- Sparianthis — 14 species: Sparianthis accentuata, Sparianthis beebei, Sparianthis boraris, Sparianthis caracarai, Sparianthis chickeringi, Sparianthis crulsi, Sparianthis fusca, Sparianthis granadensis
- Guadana — 13 species: Guadana alpahuayo, Guadana amendoim, Guadana arawak, Guadana manauara, Guadana mapia, Guadana muirapinima, Guadana muirpinima, Guadana neblina
- Spariolenus — 13 species: Spariolenus aratta, Spariolenus buxa, Spariolenus fathpouri, Spariolenus hormozii, Spariolenus iranomaximus, Spariolenus khoozestanus, Spariolenus manesht, Spariolenus mansourii
- Caayguara — 12 species: Caayguara ajuba, Caayguara album, Caayguara apiaba, Caayguara atyaia, Caayguara catuoca, Caayguara cupepemassu, Caayguara cupepemayri, Caayguara itajucamussi
- Delena — 11 species: Delena cancerides, Delena convexa, Delena craboides, Delena gloriosa, Delena kosciuskoensis, Delena lapidicola, Delena loftiensis, Delena melanochelis
- Sparianthina — 11 species:
- Barylestis — 10 species:
- Bhutaniella — 10 species:
- Gnathopalystes — 10 species:
- Chrosioderma — 9 species:
- Holconia — 9 species:
- Micrommata — 9 species:
- Pediana — 9 species:
- Sadala — 9 species:
- Stasina — 9 species:
- Cerbalus — 8 species:
- Vindullus — 8 species:
- Yiinthi — 8 species:
- Clastes — 7 species:
- Leucorchestris — 7 species:
- Nolavia — 7 species:
- Uaiuara — 7 species:
- Anaptomecus — 6 species:
- Extraordinarius — 6 species:
- Macrinus — 6 species:
- Decaphora — 5 species:
- Panaretella — 5 species:
- Parapalystes — 5 species:
- Prychia — 5 species:
- Pseudomicrommata — 5 species:
- Remmius — 5 species:
- Tychicus — 5 species:
- Zachria — 5 species:
- Anchonastus — 4 species:
- Beregama — 4 species:
- May — 4 species:
- Nungara — 4 species:
- Palystella — 4 species:
- Prusias — 4 species:
- Typostola — 4 species:
- Adcatomus — 3 species:
- Cuiambuca — 3 species:
- Martensopoda — 3 species:
- Origes — 3 species:
- Berlandia — 2 species:
- Carparachne — 2 species:
- Keilira — 2 species:
- Microrchestris — 2 species:
- Orchestrella — 2 species:
- Platnickopoda — 2 species:
- Quemedice — 2 species:
- Sagellula — 2 species:
- Arandisa — 1 species:
- Borniella — 1 species:
- Collacteus — 1 species:
- Deelemanikara — 1 species:
- Defectrix — 1 species:
- Dermochrosia — 1 species:
- Diminutella — 1 species:
- Eostaianus — 1 species:
- Eostasina — 1 species:
- Euprograpta — 1 species:
- Exopalystes — 1 species:
- Geminia — 1 species:
- Irileka — 1 species:
- Martensikara — 1 species:
- Megaloremmius — 1 species:
- Menarik — 1 species:
- Micropoda — 1 species:
- Paenula — 1 species:
- Pleorotus — 1 species:
- Rhacocnemis — 1 species:
- Sarotesius — 1 species:
- Sivalicus — 1 species:
- Staianus — 1 species:
- Stasinoides — 1 species:
- Stipax — 1 species:
- Strandiellum — 1 species:
- Thomasettia — 1 species:
- Tibellomma — 1 species:
- Tiomaniella — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.