Helvibis

Helvibis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Theridiidae
Genus:	Helvibis ; Keyserling, 1884
Type species
	H. thorelli ; Keyserling, 1884
Species
	10, see text
Synonyms
	Formicinoides Keyserling, 1884;

Last updated January 27, 2026

Helvibis is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1884.^[3] It is a senior synonym of Formicinoides.^[2]

Species

As of May 2020^[update] it contains ten species, found in Trinidad, and from Panama to Brazil:^[1]

Helvibis brasiliana (Keyserling, 1884) – Peru
Helvibis chilensis (Keyserling, 1884) – Chile, Brazil
Helvibis germaini Simon, 1895 – Peru, Brazil
Helvibis infelix (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Brazil
Helvibis longicauda Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
Helvibis longistyla (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Panama, Trinidad
Helvibis monticola Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
Helvibis rossi Levi, 1964 – Peru
Helvibis thorelli Keyserling, 1884 (type) – Peru, Brazil
Helvibis tingo Levi, 1964 – Peru

References

1 2 3 Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Helvibis Keyserling, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2020-06-22.
1 2 Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 21.
↑ Keyserling, E. (1884). Die Spinnen Amerikas II. Theridiidae. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. pp. 1–222. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.64832.

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[NMBE-1] 1 2 3 Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Helvibis Keyserling, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2020-06-22.

[Levi1962-2] 1 2 Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 21.

[Keys1884-3] Keyserling, E. (1884). Die Spinnen Amerikas II. Theridiidae. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. pp. 1–222. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.64832.

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