''Rhitymna'' is a genus of
huntsman spiders described in 1897 by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
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Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with
Olios
''Olios'' is the largest genus of huntsman spiders, containing 166 species. They are found throughout the world, with most species occurring in hot countries. The genus was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.
Description
T ...
species, many of which also have the Y-shaped pattern on the dorsal
opisthosoma
The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to a ...
.
Species
, ''Rhitymna'' comprises 21 species:
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Rhitymna ambae''
Jäger, 2003 - Indonesia (Java)
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Rhitymna bicolana''
(Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) - Philippines
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Rhitymna cursor''
(Thorell, 1894) - Singapore, Indonesia (Java)
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Rhitymna deelemanae
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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Jäger, 2003 - Indonesia (Bali, Sumba)
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Rhitymna flava''
Schmidt & Krause, 1994 - Comoros
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Rhitymna flores''
Jäger, 2019 - Indonesia (Flores)
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Rhitymna gerdmangel''
Jäger, 2019 - Thailand, Malaysia
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Rhitymna imerinensis''
(Vinson, 1863) - Madagascar
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Rhitymna kananggar''
Jäger, 2003 - Indonesia (Sumba)
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Rhitymna macilenta''
Quan & Liu, 2012 - China (Hainan)
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Rhitymna merianae
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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Jäger, 2019 - Indonesia (Bali)
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Rhitymna occidentalis''
Jäger, 2003 - Sri Lanka
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Rhitymna pinangensis''
(Thorell, 1891) - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java)
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Rhitymna plana''
Jäger, 2003 - Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
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Rhitymna pseudokumanga
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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(Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) - Philippines
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Rhitymna senckenbergi
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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Jäger, 2019 - Philippines (Negros)
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Rhitymna simplex
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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Jäger, 2003 - Malaysia (Borneo)
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Rhitymna tangi
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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Quan & Liu, 2012 - China (Hainan), Laos
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Rhitymna tuhodnigra
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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(Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) - Philippines
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Rhitymna verruca
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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(Wang, 1991) - China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
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Rhitymna xanthopus
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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Simon, 1901 - Malaysia
References
Sparassidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
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