Jump to content

Cerbalus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cerbalus
Cerbalus aravaensis in the Sands of Samar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Cerbalus
Simon, 1897[1]
Type species
C. pulcherrimus
(Simon, 1880)
Species

8, see text

Synonyms[1]

Cerbalus is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897.[3] It is considered a senior synonym of Marmarica.[2]

Species

[edit]

As of September 2019 it contains eight species, found in Africa, Israel, Jordan, and on the Canary Islands:[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Cerbalus Simon, 1897". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ a b Levy, G. (1989). "The family of huntsman spiders in Israel with annotations on species of the Middle East (Araneae: Sparassidae)". Journal of Zoology, London. 217: 141. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1989.tb02480.x.
  3. ^ Simon, E (1897). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.