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Checklist for Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 (Giant crab spiders)
and region United Kingdom (British Isles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
408
1639
3747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
335
1451
3456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
96
768
1939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
85
745
1907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
67
703
1793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
66
702
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sparassoidea
Bertkau, 1872
1
16
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySparassidae
Bertkau, 1872
Giant crab spiders, Huntsman spiders, Huntsmans
16
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Kingdom
16 Genera with 35 Species
Barylestis Simon, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cerbalus Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Delena Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17675SpeciesTaxom
Holconia Thorell, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Isopeda Koch, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Isopedella Hirst, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Leucorchestris Lawrence, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrommata Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neosparassus Hogg, 1875Badge Huntsman spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Neostasina Rheims & Ala..., 20165SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Palystes L. Koch, 1875
Lizard-eating spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pediana Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tychicus Simon, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Typostola Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Kingdom
35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Barylestis variatus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Delena cancerides Walckenaer, 1837Avondale spider
Heteropoda alta Hugh Davies, 1994
Heteropoda jugulans Ludwig Carl ..., 1876
Heteropoda silvatica Hugh Davies, 1994
Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Holconia colberti Hirst, 1991
Holconia immanis L. Koch, 1867Giant huntsman spider
Isopeda leishmanni Hogg, 1902
Isopeda leishmanni hoggi Simon, 1908
Isopeda subalpina Hirst, 1992
Isopeda villosa Koch, 1875
Isopedella cerussata Eugène Simon, 1908
Isopedella conspersa Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Isopedella flavida Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Isopedella frenchi Henry Rought..., 1903
Isopedella pessleri Thorell, 1870
Isopedella victorialis Hirst, 1993
Micrommata virescens Clerck, 1758Green huntsman spider
Neosparassus calligaster Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Neosparassus diana Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Badge Huntsman Spider
Neosparassus patellatus Ferdinand Ka..., 1878Football spider
Neosparassus punctatus Ludwig Carl ..., 1865
Neosparassus rutilus Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Neostasina guanaboa Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Neostasina gunboat Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Neostasina jamaicana Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Neostasina liguanea Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Neostasina mammee Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Olios praecinctus Ludwig Carl ..., 1865
Olios sanctivicentii Simon, 1897
Olios sanctivincenti Eugène Simon, 1897
Pediana regina L. Koch, 1875
Tychicus longipes Charles Atha..., 1837
Typostola barbata Koch, 1875Giant huntsman spider

Subnodes of Sparassidae with occurrences in United Kingdom
SubfamilyDeleninae
Hogg, 1903
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeteropodinae
Thorell, 1873
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalystinae
Simon, 1897
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySparassinae
Bertkau, 1872
5
5
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