Coelossia

Coelossia is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2] As of April 2019 it contains only two species.[1]

Coelossia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Coelossia
Simon, 1895[1]
Type species
C. aciculata
Simon, 1895
Species
  • C. aciculata Simon, 1895 – Sierra Leone
  • C. trituberculata Simon, 1903 – Mauritius, Madagascar

References

  1. "Gen. Coelossia Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. Simon, E. Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.


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