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Habitat

They are commonly found in arid and semiarid deserts of Africa and most parts of Eurasia. Where they inhabit stony habitats, and build retreats in crevices. In which they are one of the most common predators. They can be find in very high elevations from 3,000 to 4,000m

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Webs

They make silken papery webs, which are usually found in crevices or the underside of flat stones. This webs are used as protection during molts, or as a retreat during the day. Though females of this species lay their egg sacs insides this retreats.

Species

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Eusparassus arabicus ''Eusparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. Description They are medium to large huntsman spiders, their bodies measuring from 10mm to 30mm. Their ...

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Eusparassus atlanticus ''Eusparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. Description They are medium to large huntsman spiders, their bodies measuring from 10mm to 30mm. Their ...

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Eusparassus bicorniger ''Eusparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. Description They are medium to large huntsman spiders, their bodies measuring from 10mm to 30mm. Their ...

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Eusparassus borakalalo ''Eusparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. Description They are medium to large huntsman spiders, their bodies measuring from 10mm to 30mm. Their ...

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Eusparassus dufouri ''Eusparassus dufouri'' is a species of huntsman spider found in Portugal and Spain. It has been introduced to the Netherlands. It is the type species for the genus ''Eusparassus'', and was first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon ...

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) – Portugal, Spain. Introduced to the Netherlands *'' Eusparassus educatus'' Moradmand, 2013 – Namibia *'' Eusparassus fritschi'' (C. Koch, 1873) – Morocco *'' Eusparassus fuscimanus'' Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan *'' Eusparassus jaegeri'' Moradmand, 2013 – Botswana, South Africa *'' Eusparassus jocquei'' Moradmand, 2013 – Zimbabwe *'' Eusparassus kronebergi'' Denis, 1958 – Iran, Afghanistan, India *'' Eusparassus laevatus'' (Simon, 1897) – Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Arabian Peninsula *'' Eusparassus laterifuscus'' Strand, 1908 – Madagascar *''

Eusparassus letourneuxi ''Eusparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. Description They are medium to large huntsman spiders, their bodies measuring from 10mm to 30mm. Their ...

'' (Simon, 1874) – Algeria, Tunisia *'' Eusparassus levantinus'' Urones, 2006 – Spain *'' Eusparassus maynardi'' (Pocock, 1901) – Pakistan *''

Eusparassus mesopotamicus ''Eusparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. Description They are medium to large huntsman spiders, their bodies measuring from 10mm to 30mm. Their ...

'' Moradmand & Jäger, 2012 – Iraq, Iran *'' Eusparassus oculatus'' (Kroneberg, 1875) – Iran, Central Asia to China *'' Eusparassus oraniensis'' (Lucas, 1846) – North Africa *'' Eusparassus pearsoni'' (Pocock, 1901) – India *''

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'' (Simon, 1902) – Somalia, Djibouti, Arabian Peninsula *'' Eusparassus pontii'' Caporiacco, 1935 – India, Pakistan *''

Eusparassus potanini ''Eusparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, known as the stone huntsman spiders, it was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. Description They are medium to large huntsman spiders, their bodies measuring from 10mm to 30mm. Their ...

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*'' Eusparassus reverentia'' Moradmand, 2013 – Burkina Faso, Nigeria *'' Eusparassus schoemanae'' Moradmand, 2013 – Namibia, South Africa *'' Eusparassus shefteli'' Chamberlin, 1916 – Peru *'' Eusparassus syrticus'' Simon, 1909 – Tunisia *'' Eusparassus tuckeri'' Lawrence, 1927 – Angola, Namibia *'' Eusparassus vestigator'' (Simon, 1897) – East Africa *'' Eusparassus walckenaeri'' ( Audouin, 1826) – Greece, Turkey, Algeria to Iraq,

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, Iran? *'' Eusparassus xerxes'' (Pocock, 1901) – United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan

References

Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Sparassidae {{Sparassidae-stub

Habitat

Webs

Species

See also

References