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