Cerbalus
| Cerbalus | |
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| Cerbalus aravaensis in the Sands of Samar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Section: | Entelegynae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Cerbalus Simon, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Cerbalus pulcherrimus Simon, 1880 | |
| Species | |
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 8 species | |
Cerbalus is a genus of huntsman spiders occurring in northern Africa, the Middle East, and the Canary Islands.[1] The genus was first described by Eugène Simon in 1897.[1]
Species
According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:[1]
- Cerbalus alegranzaensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands
- Cerbalus aravaensis Levy, 2007 — Israel, Jordan
- Cerbalus ergensis Jäger, 2000 — Tunisia
- Cerbalus negebensis Levy, 1989 — Israel
- Cerbalus pellitus Kritscher, 1960 — Egypt
- Cerbalus psammodes Levy, 1989 — Egypt, Israel
- Cerbalus pulcherrimus Simon, 1880 — North Africa
- Cerbalus verneaui Simon, 1889 — Canary Islands
References
- 1 2 3 4 Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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