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Checklist for Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 (Giant crab spiders)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
352
2196
11836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
315
2057
11495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
83
1165
8297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
1153
8277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
64
1097
7705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
60
1076
7562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sparassoidea
Bertkau, 1872
1
12
311
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySparassidae
Bertkau, 1872
Giant crab spiders, Huntsman spiders, Huntsmans
12
311
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
12 Genera with 311 Species
Barylestis Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Bhutaniella Jäger, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Eusparassus Simon, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Gnathopalystes Rainbow, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 200829SpeciesTaxom
Micrommata Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 202514SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopoda Jäger, 2023168SpeciesTaxom
Rhitymna Simon, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Sagellula Strand, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Sinopoda Jäger, 202078SpeciesTaxom
Thelcticopis Karsch, 20108SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
311 Species and 3 Subspecies
Barylestis saaristoi Jäger, 2008
Bhutaniella kronestedti Vedel & Pete..., 2005
Bhutaniella latissima Zhong & Liu, 2014
Bhutaniella scharffi Vedel & Pete..., 2005
Bhutaniella zhui Zhu & Zhang, 2011
Eusparassus flavidus O. Pickard-C..., 1885
Eusparassus nanjianensis (Hu & Fu, 1985)⇒ Eusparassus potanini Eugène Simon, 1895
Eusparassus oculatus Kroneberg, 1875
Eusparassus potanini Eugène Simon, 1895
Gnathopalystes aureolus He & Hu, 2000
Gnathopalystes taiwanensis Zhu & Tso, 2006
Heteropoda amphora Fox, 1936
Heteropoda aureola (He & Hu, 2000)⇒ Pseudopoda aureola He & Hu, 2000
Heteropoda bawanglingensis Korai & Jäger, 2024
Heteropoda chengbuensis Jia-Fu Wang, 1990
Heteropoda dagmarae Jäger & Vedel, 2005
Heteropoda dulongensis Korai & Jäger, 2024
Heteropoda gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987
Heteropoda hainanensis Li, 1991
Heteropoda helge Peter Jäger, 2008
Heteropoda hupingensis Peng & Chang..., 2001
Heteropoda jiangxiensis S. Q. Li, 1991
Heteropoda languida Eugène Simon, 1887
Heteropoda longa Korai & Jäger, 2024
Heteropoda lunula Carl Ludwig ..., 1857Purple huntsman spider
Heteropoda nyalama Hu & Li, 1987
Heteropoda onoi Peter Jäger, 2008
Heteropoda pingtungensis Zhu & Tso, 2006
Heteropoda robusta Jean-Louis Fage, 1924
Heteropoda schwalbachorum Peter Jäger, 2008
Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda squamacea Wang, 1990
Heteropoda tetrica Tord Tamerla..., 1897
Heteropoda vaginalis Korai & Jäger, 2024
Heteropoda variegata Eugène Simon, 1874
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria chinesica Strand, 1907
Heteropoda venatoria japonica Strand, 1907
Heteropoda venatoria maculipes Strand, 1907
Heteropoda zuviele Peter Jäger, 2008
Micrommata virescens Clerck, 1758Green huntsman spider
Olios biprocessus Hu, Zhang & Liu, 2025
Olios digitatus Sun, Li & Zhang, 2011
Olios flavidus Octavius Pic..., 1885
Olios fugax Octavius Pic..., 1885
Olios japonicus Jäger & Ono, 2000
Olios lincangensis Hu, Zhang & Liu, 2025
Olios menghaiensis Jia-Fu Wang ..., 1990
Olios nanningensis Hu & Ru, 1988
Olios scalptor Peter Jäger ..., 2001
Olios sericeus Kroneberg, 1875
Olios suung Jäger, 2012
Olios tiantongensis Zhang & Joo-..., 1996
Olios timidus Octavius Pic..., 1885
Olios uniprocessus Hu, Zhang & Liu, 2025
Pseudopoda acuminata Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda acutiformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda aliena Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda allantoides Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda amelia Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda amphitropa Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda anguilliformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2017
Pseudopoda apiculiformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda applanata Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda arcuata Zhang, J. Li..., 2024
Pseudopoda aureola He & Hu, 2000
Pseudopoda auricularis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda bacilliformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda baoshanensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda bazhongensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda beibeiensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda bibulba Yajun Xu & C..., 2000
Pseudopoda bicruris Quan, Zhong ..., 2014
Pseudopoda bifurcuta B. S. Zhang,..., 2015
Pseudopoda breviducta Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda campylotropa H. Zhang, Ch..., 2025
Pseudopoda cangschana Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda caoguii H. Zhang, Ch..., 2025
Pseudopoda caoi Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda chayuensis Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda chishuiensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda chuxiongensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda coenobium Jäger, Li & ..., 2015
Pseudopoda colossa Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda conaensis Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda confusa Peter Jäger,..., 2006Pacific lamprey
Pseudopoda conica Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda contentio Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda contraria Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda curva Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda daguanensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda daiyunensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda daliensis Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda dao Peter Jäger, 2001
Pseudopoda datangensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda daweiensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda deformis Gong & Zhong, 2023
Pseudopoda dengi Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda digitaliformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda digitata Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda drepanoides Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda emei Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda exigua Irving Fox, 1938
Pseudopoda exiguoides Da-xiang Son..., 1999
Pseudopoda explanata Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda falcata Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda fengtongzhaiensis Jäger & Liu, 2024
Pseudopoda flexa Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda foliiculiaris Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda gibberosa Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda gongschana Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda gracilenta Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda grahami Irving Fox, 1936
Pseudopoda grandis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda guanmenshan Wen, Li & Zhong, 2024
Pseudopoda guanshanensis Hu, Zhang & Liu, 2025
Pseudopoda hongqi Deng, Zhong,..., 2023
Pseudopoda huangensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda huanglianensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda hupingensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda imparilis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda interposita Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda jiangi Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda jiugongensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda kongdangensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda kunmingensis Sun & Zhang, 2012
Pseudopoda lacrimosa Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda langyaensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda leigongshan B. S. Zhang,..., 2015
Pseudopoda liui Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda longa Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda longcanggouensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda longiuscula Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda longtanensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda longxiensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda luechunensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda lushanensis Jia-Fu Wang, 1990
Pseudopoda mamillaris Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda marsupia Jia-Fu Wang, 1991
Pseudopoda mediana Quan, Zhong ..., 2014
Pseudopoda medogensis Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda mengsongensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda mingshengi Yang & Zhang, 2022
Pseudopoda mojiangensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda namkhan Peter Jäger,..., 2006Pacific lamprey
Pseudopoda nankunensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda nanlingensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda nanyueensis Guo Tang & C..., 2000
Pseudopoda nayongensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda nematodes Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda nujiangensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda nyingchiensis Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda obtusa Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda olivea Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda oliviformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda pantianensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda papilionacea Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda parvipunctata Peter Jäger, 2001
Pseudopoda peronata Zhang, Jäger..., 2017
Pseudopoda physematosa Zhang, Jäger..., 2019
Pseudopoda qingxiensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda qizimeishanensis Zhang, J. Li..., 2024
Pseudopoda recta Peter Jäger ..., 2001
Pseudopoda rhopalocera Yang & al., 2009
Pseudopoda rivicola Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda robusta Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda roganda Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda saetosa Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda sangzhiensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda semiannulata Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda semilunata Zhang, Jäger..., 2019
Pseudopoda serrata Peter Jäger ..., 2001
Pseudopoda shacunensis Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda shimenensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda shuo Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda shuqiangi Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda shuyue Deng, Zhong,..., 2023
Pseudopoda sicyoidea Zhang, Jäger..., 2017
Pseudopoda signata Peter Jäger, 2001
Pseudopoda sinapophysis Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda songi Peter Jäger, 2008
Pseudopoda spiculata Jia-Fu Wang, 1990
Pseudopoda spiralis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda strombuliformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda subtilis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda taibaischana Peter Jäger, 2001
Pseudopoda taipingensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda taoi Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda taoyuanensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda tianpingensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda tiantangensis Quan, Zhong ..., 2014
Pseudopoda triangula Zhang, Zhang..., 2013
Pseudopoda tricuspidata R. Zhang, B...., 2023
Pseudopoda trinacriformis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda uncata Yang & Zhang, 2022
Pseudopoda virgata Irving Fox, 1936
Pseudopoda wang Jäger & Prax..., 2009Columbia basin wireworm
Pseudopoda weimiani Zhang, J. Li..., 2024
Pseudopoda wenchuanensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda wu Jäger, Li & ..., 2015
Pseudopoda wui Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda wulaoensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda wuxi Deng, Zhong,..., 2023
Pseudopoda xiaozhua J. Zhang, H...., 2025
Pseudopoda yangae J. Zhang, H...., 2025
Pseudopoda yangensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda yangtaiensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda yejiachangensis H. Zhang, Ch..., 2025
Pseudopoda yinae Peter Jäger ..., 2007Lampreys
Pseudopoda ying J. Zhang, H...., 2025
Pseudopoda yingjingensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda yintiaoling Deng, Zhong,..., 2023
Pseudopoda yuanjiangensis Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda yunfengensis Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda yunnanensis Yang & Hu, 2001
Pseudopoda zhangi Fu & Zhu, 2008River lamprey
Pseudopoda zhangmuensis Hu & Li, 1987
Pseudopoda zhaoae Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Pseudopoda zhejiangensis Zhang & Joo-..., 1996
Pseudopoda zhenkangensis Yang & al., 2009Sugarbeet wireworm
Pseudopoda zixiensis Zhao & Li, 2018
Pseudopoda zuoi Zhang, Jäger..., 2023
Rhitymna macilenta Quan & Liu, 2012
Rhitymna plana Peter Jäger, 2003
Rhitymna tangi Quan & Liu, 2012
Rhitymna verruca Jia-Fu Wang, 1991
Sagellula xizangensis Hsen Hsu Hu, 2001
Sinopoda abstrusa Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda aequalis Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda afflata Zhong, Cao &..., 2017
Sinopoda altissima Hu & Li, 1987
Sinopoda anguina J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda angulata Jäger, Gao &..., 2002
Sinopoda apiculiformis Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda bifurca Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda brevis Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda campanacea Wang, 1990
Sinopoda changde Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda chongan X. Xu , C.M...., 2000
Sinopoda cochlearia Zhang, Zhang..., 2015
Sinopoda columnaris Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda crassa J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008Pacific coast wireworm
Sinopoda curva Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda dashahe Zhu & al., 2005
Sinopoda dayong Bao, Yin & Yan, 2000
Sinopoda dehiscens Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda emei Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda erromena Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda exspectata Jäger & Ono, 2001
Sinopoda fasciculata Jäger, Gao &..., 2002
Sinopoda forcipata Karsch, 1881
Sinopoda fornicata J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda globosa Zhang, Zhang..., 2015
Sinopoda grandispinosa J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda guangyuanensis Zhong, Jäger..., 2018
Sinopoda guiyang Zhang, Yu & ..., 2023
Sinopoda hainan Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda hamata Irving Fox, 1937
Sinopoda helii Wang & Li, 2021
Sinopoda himalayica Hu & Li, 1987
Sinopoda hongruii Wang & Li, 2021
Sinopoda horizontalis Zhong, Cao &..., 2017
Sinopoda improcera Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda incisura Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda jiangzhou Wang & Li, 2021
Sinopoda lata Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda licenti Ehrenfried S..., 1953
Sinopoda liui Zhong, Cao &..., 2017
Sinopoda longiducta Zhang, Zhang..., 2015
Sinopoda longshan Chang-Min Yi..., 2000
Sinopoda luyui Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda mamillata Zhong, Cao &..., 2017
Sinopoda mi Chen & Zhu, 2009
Sinopoda minschana Ehrenfried S..., 1936
Sinopoda muyuensis Zhong, Zeng,..., 2022
Sinopoda nuda J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda ovata Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda pengi Da-xiang Son..., 1999
Sinopoda pyramidalis Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda rotunda Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda semicirculata J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda separata Zhong, Cao &..., 2017
Sinopoda serpentembolus Zhang & al., 2007
Sinopoda serrata Wang, 1990
Sinopoda shennonga Peng, Chang-..., 1996
Sinopoda silvicola Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda stellata (Schenkel, 1963)⇒ Sinopoda stellatops Jäger & Ono, 2002
Sinopoda stellatops Jäger & Ono, 2002Arctic lamprey
Sinopoda subcampanacea R. Zhang, B...., 2023
Sinopoda tengchongensis Fu & Zhu, 2008River lamprey
Sinopoda tralinh Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda triangula J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda tumefacta Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda undata J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda wangi Da-xiang Son..., 1999
Sinopoda wayala Grall & Jäger, 2020
Sinopoda wuyiensis Liu, 2021
Sinopoda xieae Peng & Chang..., 2001
Sinopoda xishui Zhang, Yu & ..., 2023
Sinopoda yaanensis Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda yanjin Wang & Li, 2021
Sinopoda yanlingensis Zhong, Jäger..., 2019
Sinopoda yanzi Wang & Li, 2021
Sinopoda yaojingensis J.Liu , S.Q...., 2008
Sinopoda yichangensis Zhu, Zhong &..., 2020
Thelcticopis chongzu Lin & Li, 2024
Thelcticopis dahanensis Zhu & Zhong, 2020
Thelcticopis lini Hu, Zhang & ..., 2025
Thelcticopis pinmini Cai & Zhong, 2021
Thelcticopis recta Hu & Liu, 2024
Thelcticopis severa L. Koch, 1875
Thelcticopis unciformis Zhu & Zhong, 2020
Thelcticopis zhengi Liu, Li & Jä..., 2010

Subnodes of Sparassidae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyHeteropodinae
Thorell, 1873
5
277
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySparassinae
Bertkau, 1872
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySparianthinae
Simon, 1897
1
8
Genus
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