Family: Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0056] Detail
In synonymy:
Cercetius Simon, 1902 = Eusparassus Simon, 1903 (Moradmand & Jäger, 2012b: 251)
Gen. Eusparassus Simon, 1903 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02535] Detail
type Eusparassus dufouri Simon, 1932; gender masculine
N.B.: some workers follow Bonnet in using the generic name Sparassus Walckenaer, 1805, but that name is considered a junior synonym of Micrommata Latreille, 1804; considered a junior synonym of Cercetius Simon, 1902e: 253 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02526] (type C. perezi Simon, 1902), but older name suppressed for lack of usage, and ICZN conservation of the younger name proposed, by Moradmand & Jäger, 2012b: 251.
Transferred to other genera:
Eusparassus concolor Caporiacco, 1939 -- see Olios
Eusparassus flavovittatus Caporiacco, 1935 -- see Olios
Eusparassus hansii Schenkel, 1950 -- see Titiotus
Eusparassus laterifuscus Strand, 1908 -- see Thunberga
Eusparassus sanguinifrons Simon, 1906 -- see Olios
Eusparassus suavis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876) -- see Olios
In synonymy:
Eusparassus civilis (Reuss, 1834, T from Heteropoda) = Eusparassus walckenaeri (Audouin, 1826) (Levy, 1989: 132, sub Sparassus).
Eusparassus cognatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876) = Eusparassus walckenaeri (Audouin, 1826) (Levy, 1989: 132, sub Sparassus).
Eusparassus dufouri kabylianus Denis, 1937 = Eusparassus letourneuxi (Simon, 1874) (Denis, 1938c: 388).
Eusparassus dufouri maximus Strand, 1906 = Eusparassus oraniensis (Lucas, 1846) (Moradmand, 2013: 32).
Eusparassus fontanieri (Simon, 1880) = Eusparassus walckenaeri (Audouin, 1826) (Levy, 1989: 132, sub Sparassus).
Eusparassus furcatus (Lawrence, 1927, T from Olios) = Eusparassus tuckeri (Lawrence, 1927) (Moradmand, 2013: 61).
Eusparassus nanjianensis (Hu & Fu, 1985) = Eusparassus potanini (Simon, 1895) (Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2476).
Eusparassus rufobrunneus Caporiacco, 1941 = Eusparassus vestigator (Simon, 1897) (Moradmand, 2013: 44).
Eusparassus tersus (C. L. Koch, 1837) = Eusparassus walckenaeri (Audouin, 1826) (Levy, 1989: 132, sub Sparassus).
Eusparassus validus (Thorell, 1875) = Eusparassus walckenaeri (Audouin, 1826) (Levy, 1989: 132, sub Sparassus).
Nomina dubia:
Eusparassus cornipalpis Strand, 1906b: 631 (m, Ethiopia) -- Moradmand, 2013: 74.
Eusparassus fulviclypeus Strand, 1906b: 630 (mf, Ethiopia) -- Moradmand, 2013: 74.
Eusparassus lilus Strand, 1907m: 437 (m, Indonesia/Java) -- Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2492.
Eusparassus nigrichelis Strand, 1906b: 631 (f, Ethiopia) -- Moradmand, 2013: 74.
Eusparassus palystiformis Strand, 1907a: 541, 1907n: 671 (f, South Africa) -- Moradmand, 2013: 74.
Eusparassus quinquedentatus Strand, 1906h: 71 (f, Ghana) -- Moradmand, 2013: 75.
Eusparassus sexdentatus Strand, 1906h: 73 (j, Togo) -- Moradmand, 2013: 75.
Eusparassus subadultus Strand, 1906b: 631 (j, Ethiopia) -- Moradmand, 2013: 74.
Eusparassus ubae Strand, 1906b: 684, 1908l: 41, pl. 2, f. 8 (f, DR Congo) -- Moradmand, 2013: 74.
Nomen nudum:
Eusparassus takahashii Kishida, 1959: 375 (Japan/Okinawa) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054937] -- Yaginuma, in Brignoli, 1983c: 592.
Eusparassus arabicus Moradmand, 2013 | m f | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046018]
Eusparassus arabicus Moradmand, 2013: 19, f. 7a-e, 8a-c, 47d-e, 59e-f (Dmf).
Eusparassus atlanticus Simon, 1909 | m f | Morocco     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028797]
Eusparassus argelasius atlanticus Simon, 1909b: 30 (Df).
Sparassus syrticus Levy, 1989: 137, f. 22-23 (f, misidentified).
Eusparassus atlanticus Moradmand, 2013: 24, f. 12a-c, 13a-e, 14a-b, 49a-b, 60e-f (f, Dm, elevated from subspecies of E. dufouri).
Eusparassus barbarus (Lucas, 1846) | m f | Algeria, Tunisia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028792]
Olios barbarus Lucas, 1846: 202, pl. 11, f. 10 (Dmf).
Sparassus barbarus Simon, 1874b: 262.
Eusparassus barbarus Reimoser, 1919: 177.
Eusparassus barbarus Moradmand, 2013: 31, f. 15a-e, 16a-c, 51a-b, 61a-b (mf).
Eusparassus bicorniger (Pocock, 1898) | m | Egypt, Ethiopia, East Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028793]
Sparassus bicorniger Pocock, 1898g: 519, pl. 41, f. 9 (Dm).
Eusparassus bicorniger Strand, 1908i: 22.
"Eusparassus" bicorniger Moradmand, 2013: 73 (misplaced, likely a member of an undescribed genus).
Eusparassus borakalalo Moradmand, 2013 | f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046023]
Eusparassus borakalalo Moradmand, 2013: 58, f. 34a-e, 55c, 64g (Df).
Eusparassus borakalalo Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022b: 8, 3 f. (f).
Eusparassus doriae (Simon, 1874) | m f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045499]
Sparassus doriae Simon, 1874b: 254, pl. 5, f. 6 (Dmf).
Eusparassus doriae Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2462, f. 9A-E, 10A-D (mf, removed from S of Eusparassus walckenaeri).
Eusparassus doriae Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 58a-b, 67a-b (mf).
Eusparassus dufouri Simon, 1932 * | m f | Portugal, Spain. Introduced to the Netherlands     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028796]
Micromata argelasia Dufour, 1820d: 299, pl. 2 (f; misidentified per Simon, 1932: 890).
Sparassus argelasius Walckenaer, 1830: 108, pl. 7, f. 1 (m; misidentified per Simon, 1932: 890).
Eusparassus argelasius Simon, 1903a: 1025 (misidentified per Simon, 1932: 890).
Eusparassus argelasius Järvi, 1912: 57, f. 49, pl. 4, f. 9-10 (f; misidentified per Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2445).
Eusparassus argelasius Järvi, 1914: 175 (misidentified per Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2445).
Eusparassus argelasius Roewer, 1928b: 118, pl. 2, f. 38-39 (mf; misidentified per Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2445).
Eusparassus dufouri Simon, 1932: 890 (Dmf).
Eusparassus dufouri Barrientos & Urones, 1985: 356, f. 4-5 (f).
Sparassus dufouri Levy, 1989: 138, f. 20 (f).
Eusparassus dufouri Urones, 2006: 102, f. 1-24 (mf).
Eusparassus dufouri Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2445, f. 2A-E, 3A-C, 23 (mf).
Eusparassus dufouri Moradmand, 2013: 24, f. 11a-e, 60a-b (mf).
Eusparassus dufouri Noordijk & de Winkel, 2017: 58, f. 1-3 (f).
Eusparassus educatus Moradmand, 2013 | m f | Namibia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046025]
Eusparassus educatus Moradmand, 2013: 66, f. 40a-e, 41a-d, 56a, 65c-d (Dmf).
Eusparassus flavidus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) | f | China (Yarkand)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029191]
Sparassus flavidus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885b: 73 (Df).
Olios flavidus Roewer, 1955c: 692.
Eusparassus flavidus Jäger & Marusik, in Jäger, 2020c: 98 (T from Olios).
Eusparassus fritschi (C. Koch, 1873) | m f | Morocco     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046019]
Ocypete fritschi C. Koch, 1873: 114 (Df).
Eusparassus fritschi Moradmand, 2013: 36, f. 20a-c, 21a-e, 49c-d, 61c-d (removed f from S of E. oraniensis, Dm).
Eusparassus fuscimanus Denis, 1958 | m f | Afghanistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028801]
Eusparassus fuscimanus Denis, 1958b: 100, f. 29 (Df).
Eusparassus fuscimanus Roewer, 1962a: 4, f. 82-84 (Dm).
Sparassus fuscimanus Levy, 1989: 137, f. 27 (f).
Eusparassus fuscimanus Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2468, f. 12A-D, 13A-F, 14A-E (mf).
Eusparassus fuscimanus Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 58d, 67c-d (mf).
Eusparassus jaegeri Moradmand, 2013 | m f | Botswana, South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046021]
Eusparassus jaegeri Moradmand, 2013: 50, f. 29a-e, 30a-d, 54a, 64a, d (Dmf).
Eusparassus jaegeri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022b: 9, p. 7: 1 f., p. 9: 6 f. (mf).
Eusparassus jocquei Moradmand, 2013 | m f | Zimbabwe     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046024]
Eusparassus jocquei Moradmand, 2013: 58, f. 35a-e, 36a-c, 55a-b, 64c, f (Dmf).
Eusparassus kronebergi Denis, 1958 | m f | Iran, Afghanistan, India     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045500]
Eusparassus kronebergi Denis, 1958b: 99, f. 26-28 (Dmf).
Eusparassus kronebergi Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2466, f. 11A-G (mf, removed from S of Eusparassus walckenaeri, rejecting Levy, 1989: 132).
Eusparassus kronebergi Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 67e-f (mf).
Eusparassus kronebergi Zamani et al., 2016: 111, f. 41-42 (m).
Eusparassus laevatus (Simon, 1897) | m f | Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Arabian Peninsula     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029233]
Sparassus laevatus Simon, 1897f: 388 (Df).
Olios laevatus Roewer, 1955c: 695.
Eusparassus laevatus Moradmand, 2013: 16, f. 4a-c, 5a-e, 6a-d, 47a-c, 59c-d (Tf from Olios, Dm).
Eusparassus letourneuxi (Simon, 1874) | m f | Algeria, Tunisia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028804]
Sparassus letourneuxi Simon, 1874b: 252, pl. 5, f. 8 (Dm).
Eusparassus letourneuxi Strand, 1908i: 19.
Eusparassus dufouri kabylianus Denis, 1937b: 1050 (Dmf).
Eusparassus letourneuxi Denis, 1938c: 388 (S of Eusparassus dufouri kabylianus).
Eusparassus letourneuxi Denis, 1947a: 50, pl. II, f. 13 (f).
Sparassus letourneuxi Levy, 1989: 137, f. 24-26 (f).
Eusparassus letourneuxi Moradmand, 2013: 39, f. 22a-c, 23a-f, 49e-f, 61e-f (mf).
Eusparassus levantinus Urones, 2006 | m f | Spain     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040681]
Eusparassus levantinus Urones, 2006: 108, f. 25-43 (Dmf).
Eusparassus levantinus Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2450, f. 4A-G, 23D (mf).
Eusparassus levantinus Moradmand, 2013: 24, f. 48c-f, 60c-d (mf).
Eusparassus maynardi (Pocock, 1901) | m f | Pakistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045501]
Sparassus maynardi Pocock, 1901d: 490 (Dmf).
Eusparassus maynardi Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2485, f. 21A-E (f, T from Olios, removed from S of Olios xerxes, rejecting Gravely, 1931: 240).
Eusparassus maynardi Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 58c, 66f (f).
Eusparassus mesopotamicus Moradmand & Jäger, 2012 | m f | Iraq, Iran, Turkey?     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045498]
Eusparassus mesopotamicus Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2459, f. 7A-E, 8A-E (Dmf).
Eusparassus mesopotamicus Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 68a-b (mf).
Eusparassus mesopotamicus Al-Khazali et al., 2021: 206, f. 6A-D (m).
Eusparassus oculatus (Kroneberg, 1875) | m f | Iran, Central Asia to China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028808]
Sparassus oculatus Kroneberg, 1875: 29, pl. 5, f. 45 (Dmf).
Eusparassus oculatus Denis, 1958b: 102, f. 30 (f).
Sparassus oculatus Levy, 1989: 136, f. 28-29 (f).
Eusparassus oculatus Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2473, f. 15A-E, 16A-E (mf).
Eusparassus oculatus Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 58e-f, 68c-d (mf).
Eusparassus oculatus Zamani et al., 2016: 112, f. 43-46 (f).
Eusparassus oraniensis (Lucas, 1846) | m f | North Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028809]
Olios oraniensis Lucas, 1846: 201, pl. 11, f. 9 (Df).
Sparassus currax Blackwall, 1858a: 429 (Df).
Sparassus oraniensis Simon, 1874b: 255 (Dm).
Eusparassus argelasius maximus Strand, 1906b: 630 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028798].
Eusparassus oraniensis Strand, 1908i: 23.
Eusparassus argelasius oraniensis Simon, 1909b: 31.
Eusparassus dufouri oraniensis Denis, 1947a: 49, pl. 2, f. 12 (f).
Sparassus oraniensis Levy, 1989: 137, f. 21 (f, elevated from subspecies).
Eusparassus oraniensis Moradmand, 2013: 32, f. 17a-c, 18a-e, 19a-b, 50a-c, 62a-b (mf, S of Eusparassus argelasius maximus).
Eusparassus pearsoni (Pocock, 1901) | f | India     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045502]
Sparassus pearsoni Pocock, 1901d: 492 (Df).
Eusparassus pearsoni Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2488, f. 22A-E (f, T from Olios, removed from S of Olios xerxes, rejecting Gravely, 1931: 240).
Eusparassus pearsoni Moradmand, 2013: 44, f. 52e-f, 63e-f (f).
Eusparassus perezi (Simon, 1902) | m f | Somalia, Djibouti, Arabian Peninsula     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028764]
Cercetius perezi Simon, 1902e: 253 (Dj).
Cercetius perezi Jäger & Kunz, 2005: 197, f. 201-204 (j).
Cercetius perezi Moradmand, 2013: 70, f. 42a-e, 43a-d, 57a-c, 66a-b, e (Dmf).
Eusparassus pontii Caporiacco, 1935 | f | India, Pakistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028811]
Eusparassus pontii Caporiacco, 1935b: 216, pl. 6, f. 4 (Df).
Eusparassus pontii Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2479, f. 18A-E (f).
Eusparassus pontii Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 56e-f, 66g (f).
Eusparassus potanini (Simon, 1895) | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028812]
Sparassus potanini Simon, 1895c: 340 (Dm).
Eusparassus potanini Reimoser, 1919: 200.
Heteropoda nanjianensis Hu & Fu, 1985: 86, f. 1-7 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028806].
Heteropoda nanjiangensis Hu & Wu, 1989: 310, f. 248.1-7 (mf, invalid emendation).
Sparassus nanjianensis Levy, 1989: 134 (T from Heteropoda, may be S of E. walckenaeri).
Eusparassus nanjianensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 467, f. 268H, K (mf).
Eusparassus potanini Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2476, f. 17A-G (mf, S of Eusparassus nanjianensis).
Eusparassus potanini Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 68e-f (mf).
Eusparassus reverentia Moradmand, 2013 | m f | Burkina Faso, Nigeria     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046020]
Eusparassus reverentia Moradmand, 2013: 47, f. 27a-e, 28a-d, 53a-c, 63c-d (Dmf).
Eusparassus schoemanae Moradmand, 2013 | m f | Namibia, South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046022]
Eusparassus schoemanae Moradmand, 2013: 53, f. 31a-e, 32a-c, 33a-b, 54b-c, 64b, e (Dmf).
Eusparassus schoemanae Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022b: 10, 5 f. (mf).
Eusparassus schoemanae Dippenaar-Schoeman, Paton & Eichhoff, 2024: 22, f. 1-7, 11-12 (mf).
Eusparassus shefteli Chamberlin, 1916 | f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028817]
Eusparassus shefteli Chamberlin, 1916: 264, pl. 20, f. 7-8, pl. 21, f. 1 (Df; N.B.: misplaced in this genus, see Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2441).
Eusparassus syrticus Simon, 1909 | f | Tunisia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028819]
Eusparassus argelasius syrticus Simon, 1909b: 30 (Df).
Eusparassus dufouri syrticus Denis, 1945b: 54.
Sparassus syrticus Levy, 1989: 137, f. 22-23 (f, elevated from subspecies of E. dufouri, misidentified, =E. atlanticus).
Eusparassus syrticus Moradmand, 2013: 42, f. 24a-e, 51c-d, 62c (f).
Eusparassus tuckeri (Lawrence, 1927) | m f | Angola, Namibia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029351]
Olios tuckeri Lawrence, 1927: 42, pl. 3, f. 67 (Dm).
Olios furcatus Lawrence, 1927: 41, pl. 2, f. 29, pl. 3, f. 68 (Df; not m, pl. 3, f. 68, misplaced) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029204].
Eusparassus tuckeri Moradmand, 2013: 61, f. 37a-e, 38a-c, 39a-c, 56b, 65a-b (Tm from Olios, Sf).
Eusparassus vestigator (Simon, 1897) | m f | East Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029356]
Sparassus vestigator Simon, 1897f: 389 (Dm).
Eusparassus rufobrunneus Caporiacco, 1941b: 109, f. 40 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028814].
Olios vestigator Roewer, 1955c: 697.
Eusparassus vestigator Moradmand, 2013: 44, f. 25a-e, 26a-d, 52a-d, 63a-b (Tm from Olios, Df, S).
Eusparassus walckenaeri (Audouin, 1826) | m f | Greece, Turkey, Algeria to Iraq, Sudan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028821]
Philodromus walckenaerii Audouin, 1826: 300, pl. 6, f. 1 (Df).
Philodromus linnaei Audouin, 1826: 300, pl. 6, f. 2 (Dm).
Drassus civilis Reuss, 1834: 207 (Df).
Ocypete tersa C. L. Koch, 1837a: 83, f. 305 (Df).
Ocypete tersa C. L. Koch, 1845: 39, f. 980-981 (f, Dm).
Sparassus cambridgii Simon, 1874b: 257 (Df).
Sparassus validus Thorell, 1875b: 80 (Df).
Sparassus validus Thorell, 1875c: 124 (Df).
Sparassus cognatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876b: 588 (Dj).
Sparassus tersus Simon, 1880a: 291.
Sparassus walckenaeri Simon, 1880a: 292 (m).
Sparassus fontanieri Simon, 1880a: 294 (Dm).
Sparassus walckenaeri Pavesi, 1880b: 364.
Sparassus extensipes Karsch, 1880c: 383, pl. 12, f. 12 (Dm).
Sparassus linnaei Kulczyński, 1901a: 43 (Df).
Eusparassus walckenaeri Strand, 1908i: 24.
Eusparassus tersus Järvi, 1912: 57, f. 49, pl. 4, f. 4-8 (f).
Eusparassus tersus Järvi, 1914: 173.
Heteropoda civilis Strand, 1916b: 36.
Eusparassus walckenaeri Denis, 1947a: 50, pl. 2, f. 14-16 (mf).
Sparassus walckenaeri Levy, 1989: 132, f. 3-18 (mf, S of Heteropoda civilis, Sparassus cognatus, S. fontanieri, S. kronebergi, S. tersus and S. validus; S. kronebergi revalidated by Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2466).
Eusparassus walckenaerii Saaristo, 2010: 217, f. 32.4-8 (mf).
Eusparassus walckenaeri Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2453, f. 1B, 5A-G, 6A-G, 23A (mf).
Eusparassus walckenaeri Moradmand, 2013: 11, f. 1a-f, 2a-c, 3a-d, 44a-d, 45a-d, 46a-e, 59a-b (mf).
Eusparassus walckenaeri Lecigne, 2016a: 111, f. 7A-B (f).
Eusparassus walckenaeri Siyam, Dunlop & Jäger, 2017: 320, f. 10-12 (m).
Eusparassus xerxes (Pocock, 1901) | m f | United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029361]
Sparassus xerxes Pocock, 1901d: 489 (Df).
Olios xerxes Gravely, 1931: 240, f. 5A, 6A (mf, S of Sparassus maynardi and S. pearsoni, both revalidated by Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2485, 2488).
Olios xerxes Sethi & Tikader, 1988: 35, f. 157-162 (mf).
Eusparassus xerxes Moradmand & Jäger, 2012a: 2481, f. 19A-F, 20A-D, 23D (mf, T from Olios).
Eusparassus xerxes Moradmand, 2013: 69, f. 56c-d, 66c-d (mf).
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