Barylestis
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Barylestis is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1910.
Species
As of May2022[update] it contains ten species, all found in Africa, except B. saaristoi, from Thailand and Myanmar:
- Barylestis blaisei (Simon, 1903) (type) – Gabon
- Barylestis fagei (Lessert, 1929) – Congo, Rwanda
- Barylestis insularis Simon, 1910 – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
- Barylestis manni (Strand, 1906) – Nigeria - Nomen dubium
- Barylestis montandoni (Lessert, 1929) – Congo, Uganda
- Barylestis nigripectus Simon, 1910 – Congo
- Barylestis occidentalis (Simon, 1887) – Congo, Uganda, Sudan
- Barylestis peltatus (Strand, 1916) – Central Africa
- Barylestis saaristoi Jäger, 2008 – China, Thailand, Myanmar
- Barylestis scutatus (Pocock, 1903) – Cameroon
- Barylestis variatus (Pocock, 1900) – West Africa. Introduced to Northern Ireland, Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Rep.