''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, ...

. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with

Olios ''Olios'' is the largest genus of huntsman spiders, containing 166 species. They are found throughout the world, with most species occurring in hot countries. The genus was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. Description Th ...

species, many of which also have the Y-shaped pattern on the dorsal

opisthosoma The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma ( cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects ...

Species

, the genus ''Rhitymna'' comprises 21 species: *'' Rhitymna ambae'' Jäger, 2003 - Indonesia (Java) *'' Rhitymna bicolana'' (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) - Philippines *'' Rhitymna cursor'' (Thorell, 1894) - Singapore, Indonesia (Java) *'' Rhitymna deelemanae'' Jäger, 2003 - Indonesia (Bali, Sumba) *'' Rhitymna flava'' Schmidt & Krause, 1994 - Comoros *'' Rhitymna flores'' Jäger, 2019 - Indonesia (Flores) *'' Rhitymna gerdmangel'' Jäger, 2019 - Thailand, Malaysia *'' Rhitymna imerinensis'' (Vinson, 1863) - Madagascar *'' Rhitymna kananggar'' Jäger, 2003 - Indonesia (Sumba) *'' Rhitymna macilenta'' Quan & Liu, 2012 - China (Hainan) *'' Rhitymna merianae'' Jäger, 2019 - Indonesia (Bali) *'' Rhitymna occidentalis'' Jäger, 2003 - Sri Lanka *'' Rhitymna pinangensis'' (Thorell, 1891) - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java) *'' Rhitymna plana'' Jäger, 2003 - Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia *'' Rhitymna pseudokumanga'' (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) - Philippines *'' Rhitymna senckenbergi'' Jäger, 2019 - Philippines (Negros) *'' Rhitymna simplex'' Jäger, 2003 - Malaysia (Borneo) *'' Rhitymna tangi'' Quan & Liu, 2012 - China (Hainan), Laos *'' Rhitymna tuhodnigra'' (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) - Philippines *'' Rhitymna verruca'' (Wang, 1991) - China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand *'' Rhitymna xanthopus'' Simon, 1901 - Malaysia

References

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