Australian Huntsman SpiderImage Index Calligaster Group of Spiders Huntsman and Ticks Delena cancerides Holconia immanis Isopeda brachyseta Isopedella inola Isopedella leai Neosparassus calligaster Neosparassus diana Neosparassus patellatus Pediana regina
The Calligaster Group of Spiders is a general phrase that we are using to describe a collection of spiders (both recognised and unname species), and refers mainly to the commonly named group of “Badge Huntsman” spiders eg Neosparassus calligaster.
calligaster meaning “beautiful stomach”, because of the pattern on their underbelly”…
Badge huntsman is the common name for any species from the genus Neosparassus, this genus is understudied but is likely Australia’s most diverse huntsman genus with over 80-90 unnamed species, one of the known “species” is N. calligaster (calligaster meaning “beautiful stomach” because of the pattern on their underbelly”) isn’t actually one species but is a huge number of similar unnamed species, makes it easier to refer to them as a group since there’s so many…
Source: Eathan Douglas, Entomology Australia “Invertebratology”
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Sparassidae
there are approximately 88 genera, encompassing 1,363 species (with more species being discovered)
Footnote & References
- Many thanks to Eathan Douglas, member of Entomology Australia “Invertebratology”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/507004496955277/
- Huntsman Spiders, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/huntsman-spiders/
- Huntsman Spiders, Minibeast Wildlife, https://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au/resources/huntsman-spiders/
- Huntsman Spiders Family Sparassidae, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/47867-Sparassidae
Australian Huntsman SpiderImage Index Calligaster Group of Spiders Huntsman and Ticks Delena cancerides Holconia immanis Isopeda brachyseta Isopedella inola Isopedella leai Neosparassus calligaster Neosparassus diana Neosparassus patellatus Pediana regina
SpidersIndex of Spider Images Spiders in Australia Spiders Index Araneidae — Orb Weavers Spider sac Arkys Australian Huntsman Spider Barking Spider Black House Spider Carepalxis sp Celaenia sp Cosmophasis micarioides Crab Spiders Deinopidae — Net-casting Spiders Dolomedes sp Dolophones sp Euryopis Flower Spiders Gnaphosidae (Stealthy Ground Spider) Hackled Orbweavers (Uloboridae) Helpis minitabunda (Bronze Hopper) Herennia sp Jewel Spider Jumping Spider Long Jawed Spider (Tetragnatha sp) Lynx Spider (Oxyopes) Mangrovia albida Maratus Missulena occatoria (Red-headed Mouse Spider) Molycria burwelli Mopsus mormon Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider) Nyssus coloripes (Orange-legged Swift Spider) Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider Poltys sp (Twig Spider) Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) Redback Spider Miturgidae Salticidae Tetragnatha Thomisidae Tiger Spider (Trichonephila plumipes) White-spotted Swift Spider (Nyssus albopunctatus) Wolf Spider
