Cerbalus
Cerbalus | |
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Cerbalus aravaensis in the Sands of Samar | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Section: | Entelegynae |
Family: | Sparassidae |
Genus: | Cerbalus Simon, 1897 |
Type species | |
Cerbalus pulcherrimus Simon, 1880 | |
Species | |
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Diversity[1] | |
8 species |
Cerbalus is a genus of huntsman spiders occurring in northern Africa, the Middle East, and the Canary Islands.[1] The genus was first described by Eugène Simon in 1897.[1]
Species
According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:[1]
- Cerbalus alegranzaensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands
- Cerbalus aravaensis Levy, 2007 — Israel, Jordan
- Cerbalus ergensis Jäger, 2000 — Tunisia
- Cerbalus negebensis Levy, 1989 — Israel
- Cerbalus pellitus Kritscher, 1960 — Egypt
- Cerbalus psammodes Levy, 1989 — Egypt, Israel
- Cerbalus pulcherrimus Simon, 1880 — North Africa
- Cerbalus verneaui Simon, 1889 — Canary Islands
References
- 1 2 3 4 Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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