Polybetes pallidus

Polybetes pallidus

Classification

Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Sparassidae

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 branches of trees.

Distribution

Polybetes pallidus — (c) Lucas Cheme Arriaga, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Argentina · 50Uruguay · 8

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Lucas Cheme Arriaga, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPolybetes, Wikipedia contributors

Polybetes pallidus

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