''Styposis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. It is a

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of ''Cyatholipulus''. They are unpigmented, small spiders, usually measuring less than long. Comb-footed spiders usually have eight eyes, but most species have six large eyes, with the anterior median eyes extremely small or absent entirely. Members of ''

Comaroma ''Comaroma'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1889. Species it contains six species: *''Comaroma hatsushibai'' Ono, 2005 – Japan *''Comaroma maculosa'' Oi, 1960 – China, Korea, ...

'' also have six eyes, but also have a large

colulus Cribellum literally means "little sieve", and in biology the term generally applies to anatomical structures in the form of tiny perforated plates. In certain groups of diatoms it refers to microscopically punctured regions of the frustule, or o ...

and are less sclerotized.

Species

it contains fourteen species, found in Central America, South America, the Congo, the

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, and

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Styposis ajo ''Styposis ajo'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Su ...

Levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and M ...

, 1960 – USA *''

Styposis albula ''Styposis albula'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob ...

'' ( Gertsch, 1960) –

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Styposis camoteensis ''Styposis camoteensis'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl ...

'' (Levi, 1967) –

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(Juan Fernandez Is.) *''

Styposis chickeringi ''Styposis chickeringi'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl ...

'' Levi, 1960 –

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Styposis clausis ''Styposis clausis'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jako ...

'' Levi, 1960 – USA to Colombia *''

Styposis colorados ''Styposis colorados'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Ja ...

'' Levi, 1964 –

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

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Styposis flavescens ''Styposis flavescens'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl J ...

'' Simon, 1894 ( type) – Nicaragua to Venezuela *''

Styposis kahuziensis ''Styposis kahuziensis'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl ...

'' Miller, 1970 – Congo *''

Styposis lutea ''Styposis lutea'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob ...

'' ( Petrunkevitch, 1930) –

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Styposis nicaraguensis ''Styposis nicaraguensis'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Car ...

'' Levi, 1960 –

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Styposis rancho ''Styposis rancho'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob ...

'' Levi, 1960 –

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Styposis scleropsis ''Styposis scleropsis'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl J ...

'' Levi, 1960 – Panama *'' Styposis selis'' Levi, 1964 –

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*'' Styposis tepus'' (Levi, 1967) – Chile

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