''Sparianthina'' is a

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of huntsman spiders that was first described by

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in 1929.

Species

it contains eleven species, found in Central America,

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, and on Trinidad and Tobago: *'' Sparianthina adisi'' Jäger, Rheims & Labarque, 2009 –

*'' Sparianthina boyaca'' (Rheims, 2021) – Colombia *'' Sparianthina deltshevi'' Jäger, Rheims & Labarque, 2009 – Venezuela *'' Sparianthina gaita'' Rheims, 2011 – Venezuela *'' Sparianthina milleri'' ( Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela *'' Sparianthina parang'' Rheims, 2011 – Trinidad and Tobago *''

Sparianthina pumilla ''Sparianthina'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1929. Species it contains eleven species, found in Central America, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, and on Trinidad and Tobago: *'' Sparianthina adisi'' J ...

'' ( Keyserling, 1880) –

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Sparianthina rufescens ''Sparianthina'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1929. Species it contains eleven species, found in Central America, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, and on Trinidad and Tobago: *'' Sparianthina adisi'' J ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1940) –

*'' Sparianthina saaristoi'' Jäger, Rheims & Labarque, 2009 – Venezuela *''

Sparianthina selenopoides ''Sparianthina'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1929. Species it contains eleven species, found in Central America, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, and on Trinidad and Tobago: *'' Sparianthina adisi'' J ...

'' Banks, 1929 ( type) –

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Sparianthina soca ''Sparianthina'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1929. Species it contains eleven species, found in Central America, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, and on Trinidad and Tobago: *'' Sparianthina adisi'' J ...

'' (Rheims, 2021) – Trinidad and Tobago

References

Araneomorphae genera Sparassidae Spiders of Central America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Nathan Banks {{Sparassidae-stub

Species

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