Most species occur in Africa and Madagascar, with many in Australasia and north to India.

They are medium to large spiders, commonly mistaken by those in the genus Evarcha.

They usually have horns at the top of the median eyes formed by long bristles.

[3]Hyllus was the son of Heracles and Deianira in Greek mythology.

As of October 2022[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted these species:[2]