Decaphora

Franganillo, 1931

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Decaphora is a of huntsman spiders in the Sparassidae. It was established in 1931 by P. Franganillo-Balboa and contains five distributed across tropical America. The genus includes the type species D. cubana, found in the USA, Bahamas, and Cuba. Species occur from the southern United States through Central America to northern South America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Decaphora: /dɛˈkæfərə/

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Distribution

Tropical America, including the southern United States (Florida), Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Rica, and Colombia.

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Species composition

As of 2019, the contains five : Decaphora cubana (type species), D. kohunlich, D. pestai, D. planada, and D. variabilis.

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