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Neosparassus

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Neosparassus
Neosparassus sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Neosparassus
Hogg, 1903[1]
Type species
Neosparassus diana
Species

19, see text

Neosparassus is a genus of huntsman spiders first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of Heteropoda, except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between the midpoint and the eyes, before sloping toward the back. This angle causes the front of these spiders to appear more prominent than it actually is.[2]

Species

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As of March 2019 it contains the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sparassidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ^ Hogg, H. R. (1903). "On the Australasian spiders of the subfamily Sparassinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 72: 414–466.