Spariolenus
| Spariolenus | |
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| S. tigris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Spariolenus Simon, 1880[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. tigris Simon, 1880
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| Species | |
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Spariolenus is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880.[2] They are found in the Middle East reaching 15-16cm.
Etymology[edit]
The name in greek latin. Spar means "Cave-dweller". iolenus means " the middle east habitat".[citation needed]
Description[edit]
Spariolenus are fast-moving cave dwelling predators that prey on cave crickets.[2] The largest species is the Spariolenus iranomaximus which reaches 15 cm.[3]
Species[edit]
As of June 2024[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia:[1]
- Spariolenus aratta Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
- Spariolenus bakasura Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – India
- Spariolenus baluchistanicus Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – Pakistan
- Spariolenus buxa (Saha, Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 1995) – India
- Spariolenus fathpouri Moradmand, 2017 – Iran
- Spariolenus hormozii Moradmand, 2017 – Iran
- Spariolenus iranomaximus Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
- Spariolenus khoozestanus Zamani, 2016 – Iran
- Spariolenus lindbergi (Roewer, 1962) – Afghanistan
- Spariolenus manesht Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
- Spariolenus mansourii Moradmand, 2017 – Iran
- Spariolenus omidvarbrothers Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – Iran
- Spariolenus secundus Jäger, 2006 – Oman
- Spariolenus taeniatus Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Spariolenus taprobanicus (Walckenaer, 1837) – Sri Lanka
- Spariolenus tigris Simon, 1880 (type) – India
- Spariolenus zagros Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gen. Spariolenus Simon, 1880". World Spider Catalog Version. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ a b Simon, E. (1880). "Révision de la famille des Sparassidae (Arachnides)". Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 34: 223–351.
- ^ Moradmand, Majid; JäGer, Peter (8 June 2011). "A review on the huntsman spider genus Spariolenus Simon, 1880 (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) in Iran with description of four new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2910 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2910.1.2.