Helvibis Explained

Helvibis is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1884.^[1] It is a senior synonym of Formicinoides.

Species

it contains ten species, found in Trinidad, and from Panama to Brazil:^[2]

• Helvibis brasiliana (Keyserling, 1884) – Peru
• Helvibis chilensis (Keyserling, 1884) – Chile, Brazil
• Helvibis germaini Simon, 1895 – Peru, Brazil
• Helvibis infelix (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Brazil
• Helvibis longicauda Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
• Helvibis longistyla (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Panama, Trinidad
• Helvibis monticola Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
• Helvibis rossi Levi, 1964 – Peru
• Helvibis thorelli Keyserling, 1884 (type) – Peru, Brazil
• Helvibis tingo Levi, 1964 – Peru

See also

• List of Theridiidae species

Notes and References

1. Book: Keyserling, E.. 1884. Die Spinnen Amerikas II. Theridiidae. 1–222. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. 10.5962/bhl.title.64832. Eugen von Keyserling.
2. Gen. Helvibis Keyserling, 1884. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-06-22. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.