''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:
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Neosparassus calligaster''
(Thorell, 1870) — Australia
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Neosparassus conspicuus''
(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland
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Neosparassus diana''
(L. Koch, 1875) — Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania
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Neosparassus festivus''
(L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales
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Neosparassus grapsus''
(Walckenaer, 1837) — Australia
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Neosparassus haemorrhoidalis''
(L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales
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Neosparassus incomtus''
(L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales
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Neosparassus inframaculatus
''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders first described by Henry Roughton Hogg 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 ...
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(Hogg, 1896) — Central Australia
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Neosparassus macilentus
''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 S ...
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(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland, Victoria
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Neosparassus magareyi''
Hogg, 1903 — Australia
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Neosparassus nitellinus''
(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland
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Neosparassus pallidus''
(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland
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Neosparassus patellatus''
(Karsch, 1878) — Tasmania
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Neosparassus pictus
''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders first described by Henry Roughton Hogg 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 ...
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(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland
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Neosparassus praeclarus
''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders first described by Henry Roughton Hogg 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 ...
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(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland
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Neosparassus punctatus''
(L. Koch, 1865) — Australia
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Neosparassus rutilus''
(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland
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Neosparassus salacius''
(L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland, New South Wales
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Neosparassus thoracicus''
Hogg, 1903 — Northern Australia
References
Sparassidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
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