Clitaetra
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Clitaetra is the least known of the four currently recognized nephilid spider genera. It occurs in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, hinting to a Gondwanan origin. The species probably started separating about 160 million years ago.[1]
The smallest species (C. thisbe) reaches 3.5mm in female length, the biggest species can be as long as one centimeter.
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[edit] Name
The etymology of the genus name is unknown.[1]
[edit] Species
- Clitaetra clathrata Simon, 1907 (West Africa)
- Clitaetra episinoides Simon, 1889 (Comoro Is.)
- Clitaetra irenae Kuntner, 2006 (South Africa)
- Clitaetra perroti Simon, 1894 (Madagascar)
- Clitaetra simoni Benoit, 1962 (Congo)
- Clitaetra thisbe Simon, 1903 (Sri Lanka)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kuntner, M. 2006. Phylogenetic systematics of the Gondwanan nephilid spider lineage Clitaetrinae (Araneae, Nephilidae). Zoologica Scripta 35(1):19-62. PDF
