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Aetrocantha

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Aetrocantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Aetrocantha
Species:
A. falkensteini
Binomial name
Aetrocantha falkensteini
Karsch, 1879[1]

Aetrocantha is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Aetrocantha falkensteini. It was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879,[2] and has only been found in Central Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Aetrocantha Karsch, 1879". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. ^ Karsch, F. (1879). "West-afrikanische Arachniden, gesammelt von Herrn Stabsarzt Dr. Falkenstein". Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 52: 329–373.