Clitaetra

Clitaetra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nephilidae
Genus: Clitaetra
Simon, 1889[1]
Species

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Diversity
6 species

Clitaetra is a genus of spiders in a family Nephilidae.[1] It occurs in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, hinting to a Gondwanan origin. a split between Clitaetra and related genera may be as old as 160 million years.[2]

Name

The etymology of the genus name is unknown.[2]

Species

As of August 2023, a World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Clitaetra Simon, 1889", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2023-08-23
  2. ^ a b Kuntner, M. 2006. Phylogenetic systematics of a Gondwanan nephilid spider lineage Clitaetrinae (Araneae, Nephilidae). Zoologica Scripta 35(1):19-62. PDF Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine