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 (Banks, 1929) – 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 (Simon, 1880) – Ecuador, Peru Meri munduruku Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil Meri paiaia Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil Meri pictitarsis (Simon, 1880) – Brazil Meri quinari Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil Meri rivai Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil Meri sanctivincenti (Simon, 1898) – St. Vincent Meri tambor Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil Meri tapirapeco Rheims & Jäger, 2022 – Brazil Meri trinitatis (Strand, 1916) – 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
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