Anchonastus
Anchonastus is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.[2]
| Anchonastus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Anchonastus Simon, 1898[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. caudatus Simon, 1898 | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Species
As of September 2019 it contains four species, found in Africa:[1]
- Anchonastus caudatus Simon, 1898 (type) – Cameroon
- Anchonastus gertschi Lessert, 1946 – Congo
- Anchonastus pilipodus (Strand, 1913) – Central Africa
- Anchonastus plumosus (Pocock, 1900) – West Africa
See also
References
- "Gen. Anchonastus Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- Simon, E (1898). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
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