| Curicaberis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| C. peninsulanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Curicaberis Rheims, 2015 [1] |
| Type species | |
| C. ferrugineus (C. L. Koch, 1836) | |
| Species | |
32, see text | |
Curicaberis is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2015. [2] Species of this genus are found in North and Central America.
As of October 2019 [update] it contains thirty-two species, found in Central America, Mexico, the United States, and Brazil: [1]
In synonymy:
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Eustala is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
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Metagonia is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
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