Aethriscus

Aethriscus is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902.[2] As of April 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Middle Africa.[1]

Aethriscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Aethriscus
Pocock, 1902[1]
Type species
A. olivaceus
Pocock, 1902
Species
  • A. olivaceus Pocock, 1902 โ€“ Congo
  • A. pani Lessert, 1930 โ€“ Congo

References

  1. "Gen. Aethriscus Pocock, 1902". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. Pocock, R. I. (1902). "Some new African spiders". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (7): 315โ€“330. doi:10.1080/00222930208678678.


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