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Barylestis

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Barylestis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Barylestis
Simon, 1910[1]
Type species
B. blaisei
(Simon, 1903)
Species

10, see text

Barylestis is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910.[2]

Species

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As of May 2022 it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except B. saaristoi, from Thailand and Myanmar:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Barylestis Simon, 1910". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1910). "Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 2e partie". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 44: 335–449.