''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders first described by

Henry Roughton Hogg Henry Roughton Hogg (9 February 1846 – 30 November 1923) was a British amateur arachnologist. Biography Born in Stockwell, Surrey, he attended Uppingham School from 1859-1862, and later studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he obtained ...

in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of '' Heteropoda'', except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between the midpoint and the eyes, before sloping toward the back. This angle causes the front of these spiders to appear more prominent than it actually is.

Species

it contains the following species: *'' Neosparassus calligaster'' (Thorell, 1870) — Australia *'' Neosparassus conspicuus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland *'' Neosparassus diana'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania *'' Neosparassus festivus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales *'' Neosparassus grapsus'' (Walckenaer, 1837) — Australia *'' Neosparassus haemorrhoidalis'' (L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales *'' Neosparassus incomtus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales *'' Neosparassus inframaculatus'' (Hogg, 1896) — Central Australia *'' Neosparassus macilentus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland, Victoria *'' Neosparassus magareyi'' Hogg, 1903 — Australia *'' Neosparassus nitellinus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland *'' Neosparassus pallidus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland *'' Neosparassus patellatus'' (Karsch, 1878) — Tasmania *'' Neosparassus pictus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland *'' Neosparassus praeclarus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland *'' Neosparassus punctatus'' (L. Koch, 1865) — Australia *'' Neosparassus rutilus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland *'' Neosparassus salacius'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland, New South Wales *'' Neosparassus thoracicus'' Hogg, 1903 — Northern Australia

References

Sparassidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Australia {{sparassidae-stub