''Vindullus'' is a

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of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. Though often considered a synonym of ''

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 ...

'', it has been validated as its own genus.

Species

it contains eight species, found in South America and

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

: *'' Vindullus angulatus'' Rheims & Jäger, 2008 –

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

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 ...

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 ...

*'' Vindullus concavus'' Rheims & Jäger, 2008 – Brazil *''

Vindullus fugiens ''Vindullus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. Though often considered a synonym of ''Olios'', it has been validated as its own genus. Species it contains eight species, found in South Ame ...

'' (

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

, 1890) –

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Vindullus gibbosus ''Vindullus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. Though often considered a synonym of ''Olios'', it has been validated as its own genus. Species it contains eight species, found in South Ame ...

'' Rheims & Jäger, 2008 – Peru,

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

*'' Vindullus gracilipes'' (Taczanowski, 1872) ( type) –

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

, Brazil *'' Vindullus guatemalensis'' ( Keyserling, 1887) – Guatemala *'' Vindullus kratochvili'' Caporiacco, 1955 –

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

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Vindullus undulatus ''Vindullus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. Though often considered a synonym of ''Olios'', it has been validated as its own genus. Species it contains eight species, found in South Ame ...

'' Rheims & Jäger, 2008 –

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, Venezuela

References

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

Species

See also

References