Checklist for Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 (Giant crab spiders)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 173
628
1291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 150
540
1112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 60
314
670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 55
304
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 46
281
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 46
281
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Sparassoidea
Bertkau, 1872
| 1
14
45 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sparassidae
Bertkau, 1872
Giant crab spiders, Huntsman spiders, Huntsmans | 14
45 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
14 Genera with 45 Species | Beregama Hirst, 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Clastes Walckenaer, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathopalystes Rainbow, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropoda Latreille, 1881 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Isopeda Koch, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropoda Grall & Jäger, 2022 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neosparassus Hogg, 1903 | Badge Huntsman spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olios Walckenaer, 1911 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Palystes L. Koch, 1805 | Lizard-eating spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandercetes L. Koch, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prychia L. Koch, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thelcticopis Karsch, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tychicus Simon, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typostola Simon, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Papua New Guinea
45 Species and 1 Subspecies | Beregama aurea Koch, 1875 | | | Beregama goliath Chrysanthus, 1965 | | | Beregama herculea Thorell, 1881 | | | Clastes freycineti Charles Atha..., 1837 | Milkweed | | Gnathopalystes ignicomus Ludwig Carl ..., 1875 | | | Gnathopalystes nigriventer Wladislaus K..., 1910 | | | Heteropoda analis Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Heteropoda chelata Strand, 1911 | | | Heteropoda cyanognatha Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Heteropoda hirsti Peter Jäger, 2008 | | | Heteropoda jacobi Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Heteropoda kabaenae Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Heteropoda mediocris Eugène Simon, 1880 | | | Heteropoda mindiptanensis Pater Chrysa..., 1965 | | | Heteropoda muscicapa Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Heteropoda nobilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1875 | | | Heteropoda novaguineensis Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Heteropoda renibulbis Hugh Davies, 1994 | | | Heteropoda ruricola Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Heteropoda sarotoides Järvi, 1914 | | | Heteropoda schlaginhaufeni Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000 | | | Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000 | | Heteropoda venatoria foveolata Thorell, 1881 | | | Isopeda aurea (L. Koch, 1875) | ⇒ Beregama aurea Koch, 1875 | | Isopeda deianira Thorell, 1881 | | | Micropoda bigyrus Hu, Chen & Liu, 2025 | | | Micropoda daviesae Grall & Jäger, 2022 | | | Neosparassus magareyi Henry Rought..., 1903 | | | Olios actaeon (Mary Agard P..., 1899) | ⇒ Olios artemis Henry Rought..., 1916 | | Olios artemis Henry Rought..., 1916 | | | Olios mygalinus Carl Ludwig ..., 1857 | | | Olios rubriventris Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | | | Olios similaris William Jose..., 1898 | | | Olios wolfi Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Palystes pinnotheres Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Pandercetes longipes Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Pandercetes plumosus Mary Agard P..., 1899 | | | Prychia gracilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1875 | | | Thelcticopis biroi Gábor von Ko..., 1934 | | | Thelcticopis ochracea Mary Agard P..., 1899 | | | Thelcticopis papuana Eugène Simon, 1880 | | | Thelcticopis quadrimunita Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Thelcticopis salomonum Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Tychicus gaymardi Eugène Simon, 1880 | | | Typostola tari Hirst, 1999 | Nurse sharks |
Subnodes of Sparassidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
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
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