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Checklist for Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 (Giant crab spiders)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
150
543
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
132
462
994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
257
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
252
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
233
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
233
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sparassoidea
Bertkau, 1872
1
6
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySparassidae
Bertkau, 1872
Giant crab spiders, Huntsman spiders, Huntsmans
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
6 Genera with 21 Species
Anchonastus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Barylestis Simon, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 189912SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrommata Järvi, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Remmius Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
21 Species
Anchonastus caudatus Eugène Simon, 1898
Barylestis occidentalis Eugène Simon, 1887
Barylestis scutatus Mary Agard P..., 1903
Barylestis variatus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Olios auricomis Eugène Simon, 1880
Olios batesi Mary Agard P..., 1899
Olios benitensis Mary Agard P..., 1899
Olios conspersipes Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Olios feldmanni Embrik Strand, 1915
Olios isongonis Embrik Strand, 1915
Olios nigriventris Władysław ..., 1872
Olios pulchripes Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Olios rufilatus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Olios sulphuratus Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Olios trifurcatus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Olios variatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899Roundheaded appletree borer
Pseudomicrommata schoemanae Moradmand, 2015
Remmius vulpinus Eugène Simon, 1897
Remmius vultuosus Eugène Simon, 1897

Subnodes of Sparassidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyHeteropodinae
Thorell, 1873
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalystinae
Simon, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySparassinae
Bertkau, 1872
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sparassidae at artfakta.se
Sparassidae at biodiversity.org.au
Sparassidae at dyntaxa.se
Sparassidae at gbif.org
Sparassidae at irmng.org
Sparassidae at itis.gov