Eusparassus

Eusparassus
Eusparassus dufouri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Section:	Entelegynae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Eusparassus Simon, 1903
Type species
Eusparassus dufouri Simon, 1932
Species
See text.
Diversity[1]
27 species

Eusparassus is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Peru.^[1] The genus was first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.^[1]

Species

According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:^[1]

• Eusparassus barbarus Lucas, 1846 — Algeria
• Eusparassus bicorniger Pocock, 1898 — Egypt, Ethiopia, East Africa
• Eusparassus concolor Caporiacco, 1939 — Ethiopia
• Eusparassus cornipalpis Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia
• Eusparassus dufouri Simon, 1932 — Western Mediterranean
  • Eusparassus dufouri atlanticus Simon, 1909 — Morocco
  • Eusparassus dufouri maximus Strand, 1906 — Algeria, Tunisia
• Eusparassus flavovittatus Caporiacco, 1935 — Karakorum
• Eusparassus fulviclypeus Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia
• Eusparassus fuscimanus Denis, 1958 — Afghanistan
• Eusparassus laterifuscus Strand, 1908 — Madagascar
• Eusparassus letourneuxi Simon, 1874 — Algeria, Tunisia
• Eusparassus levantinus Urones, 2006 — Spain
• Eusparassus lilus Strand, 1907 — Java
• Eusparassus nanjianensis Hu & Fu, 1985 — China
• Eusparassus nigrichelis Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia
• Eusparassus oculatus Kroneberg, 1875 — Central Asia
• Eusparassus oraniensis Lucas, 1846 — North Africa
• Eusparassus palystiformis Strand, 1907 — South Africa
• Eusparassus pontii Caporiacco, 1935 — Karakorum
• Eusparassus potanini Simon, 1895 — China
• Eusparassus quinquedentatus Strand, 1906 — West Africa
• Eusparassus rufobrunneus Caporiacco, 1941 — Ethiopia
• Eusparassus sexdentatus Strand, 1906 — West Africa
• Eusparassus shefteli Chamberlin, 1916 — Peru
• Eusparassus subadultus Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia
• Eusparassus syrticus Simon, 1909 — Algeria, Tunisia
• Eusparassus ubae Strand, 1906 — East Africa
• Eusparassus walckenaeri Audouin, 1826 — Eastern Mediterranean to Afghanistan

References

1. 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 20 April 2012.