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| Meri | |
|---|---|
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| M. martinique in Guadeloupe | |
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| M. martinique in Martinique | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Meri Rheims & Jäger, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| Sadala pictitarsis Simon, 1880 | |
| Species | |
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25, see text | |
Meri is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Meri is distributed throughout northern South America and the Caribbean.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named after Bororó folk hero and sungod Meri. The last syllable is stressed.[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes 25 species:[2]
- Meri abuna Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Meri aparia Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Peru
- Meri arraijan Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Panama, Colombia
- Meri carabobo Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela
- Meri conduri Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri formosus (Banks, 1929) – Panama, Colombia
- Meri guri Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela
- Meri jaraua Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Meri kaieteur Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela, Guyana
- Meri manaos Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – French Guiana, Brazil
- Meri martinique Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Guadelupe, Dominica, Martinique
- Meri mathani (Simon, 1880) – Ecuador, Peru
- Meri munduruku Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri paiaia Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri pictitarsis (Simon, 1880) – Brazil
- Meri quinari Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri rivai Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri sanctivincenti (Simon, 1898) – St. Vincent
- Meri tambor Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri tapirapeco Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri trinitatis (Strand, 1916) – Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil
- Meri tumatumari Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Guyana
- Meri vanini Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Peru, Brazil
- Meri yaciba Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela
- Meri zeteki Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Panama
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rheims, C. A.; Jäger, P. (2022). "Revalidation of the genus Sadala Simon, 1880 with the description of a new genus of Neotropical huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae)". Zootaxa. 5135 (1): 1–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5135.1.1. PMID 36101045.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Meri Rheims & Jäger, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
External links
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