Acantharachne

Acantharachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Acantharachne Tullgren^[1]
Type species
Acantharachne cornuta
Species
8, see text

Acantharachne is a genus of spiders in the Araneidae family. It was first described in 1910 by Tullgren. As of 2017, it contains 8 species, all from Africa.^[1]

Species

Acantharachne comprises the following species:^[1]

Acantharachne cornuta Tullgren, 1910
Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938
Acantharachne lesserti Giltay, 1930
Acantharachne madecassa Emerit, 2000
Acantharachne milloti Emerit, 2000
Acantharachne psyche Strand, 1913
Acantharachne regalis Hirst, 1925
Acantharachne seydeli Giltay, 1935

References

1 2 3 "Araneidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.

Extant Araneae families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae
Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)

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