Hamataliwa

Hamataliwa
Female H. rostrifrons
Hamataliwa sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oxyopidae
Genus: Hamataliwa
Keyserling, 1887
Type species
H. grisea
Keyserling, 1887
Species

90, see text

Synonyms

Hamataliwa is a genus of lynx spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1887.

Distribution

Most species in this genus are found in Central and South America (Mexico to Brazil) or Asia (India to China and Indonesia).

Only three species reach into North America: H. grisea, H. helia and H. unica.

H. cooki and H. monroei are endemic to Australia. Five species are endemic to Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa.

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes ninety species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Genus Hamataliwa". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Deeleman-Reinhold, C. L. (2009). "Description of the lynx spiders of a canopy fogging project in northern Borneo (Araneae: Oxyopidae), with description of a new genus and six new species of Hamataliwa". Zoologische Mededelingen. 83: 677.
  3. ↑ Bryant, E. B. (1948). "The spiders of Hispaniola". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 100: 357.
  4. ↑ Keyserling, E. (1887). "Neue Spinnen aus America. VII". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 37: 421–490. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.17676.