Afracantha
Sign in to saveAfracantha is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Afracantha camerunensis. It was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1914, and has only been found in Africa.
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Afracantha is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Afracantha camerunensis. It was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1914, and has only been found in Africa.
==Distribution== Afracantha camerunensis has been recorded from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Botswana, and Eswatini. In South Africa, it occurs in four provinces: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Limpopo.
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