''Polybetes'' is a

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of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or branches of trees. At least two species have adapted to urban environments and have been found indoors. They are large and somewhat aggressive spiders, but their venom is not toxic enough to be dangerous to humans.

Species

it contains fifteen species, all endemic to South America: *''

Polybetes bombilius ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) – Peru *''

Polybetes delfini ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' Simon, 1904 –

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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Polybetes fasciatus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Brazil, Peru *''

Polybetes germaini ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' Simon, 1897 –

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

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Polybetes hyeroglyphicus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' (Mello-Leitão, 1918) – Brazil *'' Polybetes martius'' (Nicolet, 1849) ( type) – Chile, Argentina *''

Polybetes obnuptus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' Simon, 1897 –

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, Argentina *''

Polybetes pallidus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina *''

Polybetes parvus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' (Järvi, 1914) – Paraguay *'' Polybetes punctulatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *''

Polybetes pythagoricus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' (Holmberg, 1875) – Brazil,

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

, Paraguay, Argentina *''

Polybetes quadrifoveatus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' (Järvi, 1914) – Argentina *''

Polybetes rapidus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' ( Keyserling, 1880) – Suriname to Argentina *''

Polybetes rubrosignatus ''Polybetes'' is a genus of South American huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is a senior synonym of ''Leptosparassus'' and ''Streptaedoea''. They are commonly found in tall grass and on the bark or br ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Brazil *'' Polybetes trifoveatus'' (Järvi, 1914) – Paraguay, Argentina

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Araneomorphae genera Sparassidae Spiders of South America {{Sparassidae-stub

Species

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