Wandering spider
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 Brazilian wandering spider
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The wandering spiders is a term used to refer to the spider family Ctenidae. Previously, the term referred only to the genus Phoneutria but now usually refers to the entire family Ctenidae. The Phoneutria genus is the only group of wandering spiders that can be a danger to humans, most notoriously the extremely aggressive and venomous spiders, Phoneutria nigriventer and Phoneutria fera. Although their range is known to occur beyond the borders of Brazil, the spiders of this genus are commonly known as Brazilian wandering spiders.
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- Acantheis Thorell, 1891 (South Asia)
- Acanthoctenus Keyserling, 1877 (Central to South America)
- Africactenus Hyatt, 1954 (Africa)
- Amauropelma Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001 (Australia)
- Anahita Karsch, 1879 (Africa, Israel, Asia, USA)
- Ancylometes Bertkau, 1880 (South America)
- Apolania Simon, 1898 (Seychelles)
- Asthenoctenus Simon, 1897 (South America)
- Bengalla Gray & Thompson, 2001 (Australia)
- Caloctenus Keyserling, 1877 (South America, Ethiopia)
- Celaetycheus Simon, 1897 (Central and South America
- Centroctenus Mello-Leitão, 1929 (South America)
- Ctenopsis Schmidt, 1956 (Brazil)
- Ctenus Walckenaer, 1805 (USA to South America, Australasia, Africa)
- Cupiennius Simon, 1891 (Central and South America)
- Diallomus Simon, 1897 (Sri Lanka)
- Enoploctenus Simon, 1897 (South America)
- Gephyroctenus Mello-Leitão, 1936 (South America)
- Incasoctenus Mello-Leitão, 1942 (Peru)
- Isoctenus Bertkau, 1880 (Brazil, French Guiana)
- Itatiaya Mello-Leitão, 1915 (Brazil)
- Janusia Gray, 1973 (Australia)
- Leptoctenus L. Koch, 1878 (USA, Mexico, China, Australia)
- Montescueia Carcavallo & Martínez, 1961 (Argentina)
- Nothroctenus Badcock, 1932 (South America)
- Oligoctenus Simon, 1887 (South America)
- Paravulsor Mello-Leitão, 1922 (Brazil)
- Petaloctenus Jocqué & Steyn, 1997 (Africa)
- Phoneutria Perty, 1833 (South America)
- Phymatoctenus Simon, 1897 (Brazil, Costa Rica)
- Pseudoctenus Caporiacco, 1949 (Kenya)
- Thoriosa Simon, 1910 (Africa)
- Trogloctenus Lessert, 1935 (Africa)
- Trujillina Bryant, 1948 (Caribic)
- Tuticanus Simon, 1897 (South America)
- Viracucha Lehtinen, 1967 (South America)
- Viridasius Simon, 1889 (Madagascar)
- Vulsor Simon, 1889 (Madagascar, Brazil, Comoro Islands)
- Wiedenmeyeria Schenkel, 1953 (Venezuela)
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