''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Australia and first described by

Henry Roughton Hogg Henry Roughton Hogg (9 February 1846 – 30 November 1923) was a British amateur arachnologist and businessman who lived in both Australia and Britain. Hogg emigrated to Australia in December 1873 and co-founded a mercantile and shipping agency ...

in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of '' Heteropoda'', except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between the midpoint and the eyes, before sloping toward the back. This angle causes the front of these spiders to appear more prominent than it actually is.

Species

it contains the following species: *'' Neosparassus calligaster'' (Thorell, 1870) — Australia *'' Neosparassus conspicuus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland *'' Neosparassus diana'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania *''

Neosparassus festivus ''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Australia and first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of '' Heteropoda'', except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between t ...

'' (L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales *'' Neosparassus grapsus'' (Walckenaer, 1837) — Australia *''

Neosparassus haemorrhoidalis ''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Australia and first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of '' Heteropoda'', except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between t ...

'' (L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales *'' Neosparassus incomtus'' (L. Koch, 1875) — New South Wales *'' Neosparassus inframaculatus'' (Hogg, 1896) — Central Australia *''

Neosparassus macilentus ''Neosparassus'' is a genus of Sparassidae, huntsman spiders found in Australia and first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of ''Heteropoda'', except that the cephalothorax is high, peakin ...

'' (L. Koch, 1875) — Queensland, Victoria *''

Neosparassus magareyi ''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Australia and first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of '' Heteropoda'', except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between t ...

'' Hogg, 1903 — Australia *''

Neosparassus nitellinus ''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Australia and first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1903. Members of this genus most closely resemble those of '' Heteropoda'', except that the cephalothorax is high, peaking between t ...