Meri (spider)
Meri is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.
Distribution
Meri is distributed throughout northern South America and the Caribbean.Etymology
The genus is named after Bororó folk hero and sungod Meri. The last syllable is stressed.Species
, this genus includes 25 species:- Meri abuna Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Meri aparia Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Peru
- Meri arraijan Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Panama, Colombia
- Meri carabobo Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela
- Meri conduri Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri formosus – Panama, Colombia
- Meri guri Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela
- Meri jaraua Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
- Meri kaieteur Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela, Guyana
- Meri manaos Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – French Guiana, Brazil
- Meri martinique Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Guadelupe, Dominica, Martinique
- Meri mathani – Ecuador, Peru
- Meri munduruku Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri paiaia Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri pictitarsis – Brazil
- Meri quinari Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri rivai Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri sanctivincenti – St. Vincent
- Meri tambor Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri tapirapeco Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil
- Meri trinitatis – Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil
- Meri tumatumari Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Guyana
- Meri vanini Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Peru, Brazil
- Meri yaciba Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Venezuela
- Meri zeteki Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Panama