Barylestis

Barylestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Barylestis Simon^[1]
Type species
Barylestis blaisei
Species
11, see text

Barylestis is a genus of spiders in the Sparassidae family. It was first described in 1910 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 11 species. All are found in Africa except B. saaristoi, from Thailand and Myanmar.^[1]

Species

Barylestis comprises the following species:^[1]

Barylestis blaisei (Simon, 1903)
Barylestis fagei (Lessert, 1929)
Barylestis insularis Simon, 1910
Barylestis manni (Strand, 1906)
Barylestis montandoni (Lessert, 1929)
Barylestis nigripectus Simon, 1910
Barylestis occidentalis (Simon, 1887)
Barylestis peltatus (Strand, 1916)
Barylestis saaristoi Jäger, 2008
Barylestis scutatus (Pocock, 1903)
Barylestis variatus (Pocock, 1900)

References

1 2 3 "Sparassidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.

Extant Araneae families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae
Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)

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