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of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910.

Species

it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *''

Barylestis blaisei ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' (Simon, 1903) ( type) –

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

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Barylestis fagei ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' (Lessert, 1929) – Congo,

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

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Barylestis insularis ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' Simon, 1910 –

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

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Bioko Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of . The island is located of ...

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Barylestis manni ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

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Strand Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline *Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida Places Africa *Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa * Strand Street, ...

, 1906) –

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

- Nomen dubium *''

Barylestis montandoni ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' (Lessert, 1929) – Congo,

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Barylestis nigripectus ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' Simon, 1910 – Congo *''

Barylestis occidentalis ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' (Simon, 1887) – Congo, Uganda,

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

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Barylestis peltatus ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' (Strand, 1916) –

Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, ...

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Barylestis saaristoi ''Barylestis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910. Species it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except ''B. saaristoi'', from Thailand and Myanmar: *'' Barylestis blaisei'' (Simon, 1 ...

'' Jäger, 2008 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

*'' Barylestis scutatus'' ( Pocock, 1903) –

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

*'' Barylestis variatus'' (Pocock, 1900) – West Africa. Introduced to Northern Ireland, Britain,

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, Czech Rep.

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Araneomorphae genera Sparassidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia {{Sparassidae-stub

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