Spariolenus

Spariolenus is a genus of Asian huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. They are found in the Middle East reaching 15-16cm.

Etymology
The name in greek latin. Spar means "Cave-dweller". iolenus means " the middle east habitat".

Description
Spariolenus are fast-moving cave dwelling predators that prey on cave crickets. The largest species is the Spariolenus iranomaximus which reaches 15 cm.

Species
, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia:
 * Spariolenus aratta Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
 * Spariolenus bakasura Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – India
 * Spariolenus baluchistanicus Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – Pakistan
 * Spariolenus buxa (Saha, Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 1995) – India
 * Spariolenus fathpouri Moradmand, 2017 – Iran
 * Spariolenus hormozii Moradmand, 2017 – Iran
 * Spariolenus iranomaximus Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
 * Spariolenus khoozestanus Zamani, 2016 – Iran
 * Spariolenus lindbergi (Roewer, 1962) – Afghanistan
 * Spariolenus manesht Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran
 * Spariolenus mansourii Moradmand, 2017 – Iran
 * Spariolenus omidvarbrothers Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – Iran
 * Spariolenus secundus Jäger, 2006 – Oman
 * Spariolenus taeniatus Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
 * Spariolenus taprobanicus (Walckenaer, 1837) – Sri Lanka
 * Spariolenus tigris Simon, 1880 (type) – India
 * Spariolenus zagros Moradmand & Jäger, 2011 – Iran