Aethriscus
Sign in to saveAethriscus is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902. The two described species are found in the DR Congo. One of them was later also found in South Africa.
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- Aethriscus olivaceus
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Aethriscus is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902. The two described species are found in the DR Congo. One of them was later also found in South Africa.
They are rare spiders and resemble Cyrtarachne.
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