title: Helvibis
text: # Helvibis
  
  Helvibis is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1884. It is a senior synonym of Formicinoides.
  
  ## Species
  
  As of May 2020 it contains ten species, found in Trinidad, and from Panama to Brazil:
  
  * Helvibis brasiliana (Keyserling, 1884) – Peru
  * Helvibis chilensis (Keyserling, 1884) – Chile, Brazil
  * Helvibis germaini Simon, 1895 – Peru, Brazil
  * Helvibis infelix (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – Brazil
  * Helvibis longicauda Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
  * Helvibis longistyla (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Panama, Trinidad
  * Helvibis monticola Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
  * Helvibis rossi Levi, 1964 – Peru
  * Helvibis thorelli Keyserling, 1884 (type) – Peru, Brazil
  * Helvibis tingo Levi, 1964 – Peru
  