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| 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 | |
Anchonastus is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.[2]
Species
[edit]As of September 2019[update] 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
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.