''Cerbalus'' is a

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of huntsman spiders that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

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, and on the

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: *'' Cerbalus alegranzaensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is. *'' Cerbalus aravaensis'' Levy, 2007 –

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*'' Cerbalus ergensis'' Jäger, 2000 –

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*'' Cerbalus negebensis'' Levy, 1989 – Israel *'' Cerbalus pellitus'' Kritscher, 1960 –

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*'' Cerbalus psammodes'' Levy, 1989 – Egypt, Israel *'' Cerbalus pulcherrimus'' (Simon, 1880) (

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Cerbalus verneaui ''Cerbalus'' is a genus of Sparassidae, huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1897. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Marmarica''. Species it contains eight species, found in Africa, Israel, Jord ...

'' (Simon, 1889) – Canary Is.

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Sparassidae genera Sparassidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Sparassidae-stub

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