Helvibis is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1884.[3] It is a senior synonym of Formicinoides.[2]

Helvibis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Helvibis
Keyserling, 1884[1]
Type species
H. thorelli
Keyserling, 1884
Species

10, see text

Synonyms[1]

Species

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As of May 2020 it contains ten species, found in Trinidad, and from Panama to Brazil:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Helvibis Keyserling, 1884". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. ^ a b Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 21.
  3. ^ Keyserling, E. (1884). Die Spinnen Amerikas II. Theridiidae. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. pp. 1–222. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.64832.