Spariolenus Explained

Spariolenus is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880.^[1] They are found in the Middle East reaching 15-16cm.

Etymology

The name in greek latin. Spar means "Cave-dweller". iolenus means " the middle east habitat".

Description

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

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia:^[4]

• 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

• List of Sparassidae species

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1880. Révision de la famille des Sparassidae (Arachnides). Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 223–351. 34. Eugène Simon.
2. Simon. E.. 1880. Révision de la famille des Sparassidae (Arachnides). Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 223–351. 34. Eugène Simon.
3. Moradmand . Majid . JäGer . Peter . A review on the huntsman spider genus Spariolenus Simon, 1880 (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) in Iran with description of four new species . Zootaxa . 8 June 2011 . 2910 . 1 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2910.1.2 .
4. Gen. Spariolenus Simon, 1880. World Spider Catalog Version . 2024-06-06. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.