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