Helvibis

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
Scientific classification
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]
Formicinoides Keyserling, 1884[2]

Species

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

• Helvibis brasiliana (Keyserling, 1884) – Peru
• Helvibis chilensis (Keyserling, 1884) – Chile, Brazil
• Helvibis germaini Simon, 1895 – Peru, Brazil
• Helvibis infelix (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Brazil
• Helvibis longicauda Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
• Helvibis longistyla (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Panama, Trinidad
• Helvibis monticola Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
• Helvibis rossi Levi, 1964 – Peru
• Helvibis thorelli Keyserling, 1884 (type) – Peru, Brazil
• Helvibis tingo Levi, 1964 – Peru

See also

• List of Theridiidae species