Papiri is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.[2]
Distribution
Papiri is only known from Brazil.[2]
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.[1]
The species are named after “cabruca-cacau”, a cacao cultivation system, Brazilian (borrowed from Tupi-Guarani) caeté “primeval forest”, and “tacomare”, a Tupi-Guarani word for a type of sugar cane.[1]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes four species:[2]
- Papiri cabruca Rheims, 2025 – Brazil
- Papiri cacau Rheims, 2025 – Brazil
- Papiri caete Rheims, 2025 – Brazil
- Papiri tacomare Rheims, 2025 – Brazil
References
- ^ a b c Rheims, C. A. (2025). “Papiri gen. nov., a new genus of huntsman spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae: Sparianthinae) from Brazil”. Zootaxa. 5583: 526–548. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5583.3.6.
- ^ a b c “Gen. Papiri Rheims, 2025″. World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.