Acantharachne

Acantharachne is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Albert Tullgren in 1910.

Taxonomy

The genus Acantharachne was erected by Albert Tullgren in 1910 for the species Acantharachne cornuta. There was already a genus of echinoderms with a name differing only in the last letter, Acantharachna, so in 1929, Embrik Strand put forward a replacement name, Acantharanea. However, as the spelling was different, even if only by one letter, replacement was unnecessary.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Latin acanthus "thorn, spine" and Ancient Greek arachne "spider".

Species

, this genus includes eight species:

• Acantharachne cornuta <small>Tullgren, 1910</small> – Tanzania
• Acantharachne giltayi <small>Lessert, 1938</small> – DR Congo, Madagascar
• Acantharachne lesserti <small>Giltay, 1930</small> – Congo
• Acantharachne madecassa <small>, 2000</small> – Madagascar
• Acantharachne milloti <small>Emerit, 2000</small> – Madagascar
• Acantharachne psyche <small>Strand, 1913</small> – Central Africa
• Acantharachne regalis <small>Hirst, 1926</small> – Cameroon, Congo
• Acantharachne seydeli <small>Giltay, 1935</small> – DR Congo, South Africa

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