Aethriscus

Aethriscus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Aethriscus Pocock, 1902[1]
Type species
A. olivaceus Pocock, 1902
Species
A. olivaceus Pocock, 1902 – Congo A. pani Lessert, 1930 – Congo

Aethriscus is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902.[2] As of April 2019^[update] it contains only two species, both found in Middle Africa.[1]

References

1. "Gen. Aethriscus Pocock, 1902". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
2. Pocock, R. I. (1902). "Some new African spiders". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (7): 315–330. doi:10.1080/00222930208678678.