Xylethrus

Xylethrus is a genus of Central and South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.

Species
it contains six species:
 * Xylethrus ameda Levi, 1996 – Brazil
 * Xylethrus anomid Levi, 1996 – Peru, Brazil
 * Xylethrus arawak Archer, 1965 – Mexico, Jamaica
 * Xylethrus perlatus Simon, 1895 – Brazil
 * Xylethrus scrupeus Simon, 1895 – Panama to Bolivia, Brazil
 * Xylethrus superbus Simon, 1895 (type) – Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil