| Sivalicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Sivalicus Dyal, 1957 [1] |
| Species: | S. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sivalicus viridis Dyal, 1957 | |
Sivalicus is a monotypic genus of Indian huntsman spiders containing the single species, Sivalicus viridis. It was first described by S. Dyal in 1957, [2] and is found in India. [1]
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Eusparassus is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903.
Tychicus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880.
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.
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Decaphora is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by P. Franganillo B. in 1931.
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.
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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.
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Sagellula is a genus of east Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1942. It was originally described under the name "Sagella", but this was changed to Sagellula when a senior homonym was discovered. As of September 2019 it contains two species, found in China and Japan: S. octomunita and S. xizangensis.
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