| Caayguara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Caayguara Rheims, 2010 [1] |
| Type species | |
| C. album (Mello-Leitão, 1918) | |
| Species | |
12, see text | |
Caayguara is a genus of Brazilian huntsman spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2010. [2]
As of September 2019 [update] it contains twelve species, found in Brazil: [1]
Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae, are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places. In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. Commonly, they are confused with baboon spiders from the Mygalomorphae infraorder, which are not closely related.
Eusparassus is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.
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.
Adcatomus is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1880. As of September 2019 it contains two species, found in Peru and Venezuela: A. ciudadus and A. flavovittatus.
Anaptomecus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.
Decaphora is a genus of huntsman spiders which is found in tropical America. The genus was established by P. Franganillo-Balboa in 1931.
Guadana is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2010.
Martensopoda is a genus of Indian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 2006. As of September 2019 it contains three species, found in India: M. minuscula, M. sanctor, and M. transversa.
Origes is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. As of September 2019 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 is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1942. As of September 2019 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.
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.
Sampaiosia is a monotypic genus of Brazilian huntsman spiders containing the single species, Sampaiosia crulsi. It was first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1930, and is found in Brazil.
Sparianthina is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1929.
Sparianthis is a genus of Colombian huntsman spiders, first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880.
Uaiuara is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by C. Rheims in 2013.
Vindullus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. Though often considered a synonym of Olios, it has been validated as its own genus.
Macrinus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887.
Deelemanikara is a monotypic genus of east African huntsman spiders containing the single species, Deelemanikara christae. It was first described by Peter Jäger in 2021, and it has only been found in Madagascar.
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.
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.