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Papiri

Papiri is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.

Distribution

Papiri is only known from Brazil.

Etymology

The genus is named after a Tupi-Guarani language word meaning "shelter", referring to the male palp sclerotized conductor that covers the tip of the embolus.

The species are named after "-cacau", a cacao cultivation system, Brazilian (borrowed from Tupi-Guarani) "primeval forest", and "tacomare", a Tupi-Guarani word for a type of sugar cane.

Species

, this genus includes four species:

References