Acantharachne is a genus of Araneidae 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
with a name differing only in the last letter,
Acantharachna, so in 1929,
Embrik Strand put forward a
Nomen novum,
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:
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Acantharachne cornuta Albert Tullgren, 1910 – Tanzania
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Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938 – DR Congo, Madagascar
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Acantharachne lesserti Giltay, 1930 – Congo
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Acantharachne madecassa Emerit, 2000 – Madagascar
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Acantharachne milloti Emerit, 2000 – Madagascar
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Acantharachne psyche Embrik Strand, 1913 – Central Africa
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Acantharachne regalis Hirst, 1926 – Cameroon, Congo
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Acantharachne seydeli Giltay, 1935 – DR Congo, South Africa
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