Spariolenus

Spariolenus
S. tigris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Spariolenus Simon, 1880
Type species
S. tigris Simon, 1880
Species
13, see text

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

Etymology

The name in greek latin. Spar means "Cave-dweller". iolenus means " the middle east habitat".^{[citation needed]}

Description

Spariolenus are fast-moving cave dwelling predators that prey on cave crickets. The largest species is the Spariolenus iranomaximus which reaches 15 cm.

Species

As of June 2024^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia:

• 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

References

External links

• Citizen science observations for Spariolenus at iNaturalist