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Checklist for Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 (Giant crab spiders)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
114
422
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
94
352
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
284
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
278
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
259
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
42
259
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sparassoidea
Bertkau, 1872
1
15
57
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySparassidae
Bertkau, 1872
Giant crab spiders, Huntsman spiders, Huntsmans
15
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
15 Genera with 57 Species
Beregama Hirst, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Clastes Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Exopalystes Hogg, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Gnathopalystes Rainbow, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 188124SpeciesTaxom
Isopeda Koch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Isopedella Hirst, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 191112SpeciesTaxom
Pandercetes L. Koch, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Prychia L. Koch, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Strandiellum Kolosváry, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Thelcticopis Karsch, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Tychicus Simon, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Typostola Simon, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Yiinthi Todd Davies, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
57 Species and 4 Subspecies
Beregama goliath Chrysanthus, 1965
Beregama herculea Thorell, 1881
Clastes freycineti Charles Atha..., 1837Milkweed
Exopalystes pulchellus Henry Rought..., 1914
Gnathopalystes nigriventer Wladislaus K..., 1910
Heteropoda analis Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Heteropoda atriventris Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Heteropoda chelata Strand, 1911
Heteropoda chelata vittichelis Strand, 1911
Heteropoda dasyurina Henry Rought..., 1914
Heteropoda erythra Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Heteropoda hirsti Peter Jäger, 2008
Heteropoda jacobi Embrik Strand, 1911
Heteropoda jacobii Strand, 1911
Heteropoda mediocris Eugène Simon, 1880
Heteropoda mindiptanensis Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Heteropoda muscicapa Embrik Strand, 1911
Heteropoda novaguineensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Heteropoda regalis (Carl Friedri..., 1938)⇒ Heteropoda mediocris Eugène Simon, 1880
Heteropoda rubra Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Heteropoda ruricola Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Heteropoda sarotoides Järvi, 1914
Heteropoda schlaginhaufeni Embrik Strand, 1911
Heteropoda submaculata Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Heteropoda submaculata torricelliana Strand, 1911
Heteropoda sumatrana Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria emarginata Thorell, 1881
Heteropoda venatoria foveolata Thorell, 1881
Isopeda deianira Thorell, 1881
Isopedella meraukensis Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Olios artemis Henry Rought..., 1916
Olios coccineiventris Eugène Simon, 1880
Olios fimbriatus Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Olios guineibius Embrik Strand, 1911
Olios insignifer Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Olios mygalinus Carl Ludwig ..., 1857
Olios princeps Henry Rought..., 1914
Olios rubriventris Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Olios similaris William Jose..., 1898
Olios strandi Gábor von Ko..., 1934
Olios tamerlani Carl Friedri..., 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Olios wolfi Embrik Strand, 1911
Pandercetes gracilis Koch, 1875Lichen huntsman
Pandercetes isopus Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Pandercetes manoius Carl Friedri..., 1938
Pandercetes palliventris Embrik Strand, 1911
Pandercetes plumipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Prychia gracilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Prychia maculata Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Prychia pallidula Embrik Strand, 1911
Strandiellum wilhelmshafeni Gábor von Ko..., 1934
Thelcticopis biroi Gábor von Ko..., 1934
Thelcticopis cuneisignata Pater Chrysa..., 1965
Thelcticopis cuneissignata Chrysanthus, 1965
Thelcticopis papuana Eugène Simon, 1880
Thelcticopis quadrimunita Embrik Strand, 1911
Thelcticopis sagittata Henry Rought..., 1915
Tychicus genitalis Embrik Strand, 1911
Typostola tari Hirst, 1999Nurse sharks
Yiinthi lycodes Tord Tamerla..., 1881

Subnodes of Sparassidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyDeleninae
Hogg, 1903
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeteropodinae
Thorell, 1873
3
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySparassinae
Bertkau, 1872
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySparianthinae
Simon, 1897
1
6
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