| Uaiuara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Uaiuara Rheims, 2013 [1] |
| Type species | |
| U. amazonica (Simon, 1880) | |
| Species | |
7, see text | |
Uaiuara is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by C. Rheims in 2013. [2]
As of September 2019 [update] it contains seven species, found in South America and Panama: [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.
Breda is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1894.
Pachomius is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. Uspachia was merged into genus Romitia in 2007, and all nine species were merged into Pachomius in 2015. The name is derived from Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism.
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.
Segestrioides is a genus of South American coneweb spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. Originally placed with the recluse spiders, it was moved to the coneweb spiders in 1983.
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.
Caayguara is a genus of Brazilian huntsman spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2010.
Decaphora is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by P. Franganillo B. 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.
Pseudosparianthis is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887.
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.
Sparianthina is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1929.
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.
Metagonia is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
Prusias is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1892.
Macrinus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887.
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