Meri (spider)

Meri is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.

Distribution

Meri is distributed throughout northern South America and the Caribbean.

Etymology

The genus is named after Bororó folk hero and sungod Meri. The last syllable is stressed.

Species

, this genus includes 25 species:

• Meri abuna <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
• Meri aparia <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Peru
• Meri arraijan <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Panama, Colombia
• Meri carabobo <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Venezuela
• Meri conduri <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Brazil
• Meri formosus <small>(Banks, 1929)</small> – Panama, Colombia
• Meri guri <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Venezuela
• Meri jaraua <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
• Meri kaieteur <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Venezuela, Guyana
• Meri manaos <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – French Guiana, Brazil
• Meri martinique <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Guadelupe, Dominica, Martinique
• Meri mathani <small>(Simon, 1880)</small> – Ecuador, Peru
• Meri munduruku <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Brazil
• Meri paiaia <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Brazil
• Meri pictitarsis <small>(Simon, 1880)</small> – Brazil
• Meri quinari <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Brazil
• Meri rivai <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Brazil
• Meri sanctivincenti <small>(Simon, 1898)</small> – St. Vincent
• Meri tambor <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Brazil
• Meri tapirapeco <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Brazil
• Meri trinitatis <small>(Strand, 1916)</small> – Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil
• Meri tumatumari <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Guyana
• Meri vanini <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Peru, Brazil
• Meri yaciba <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Venezuela
• Meri zeteki <small>Rheims & Jäger, 2022</small> – Panama

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