''Acusilas'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
orb-weaver spiders first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1895.
Species
it contains nine species:
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Acusilas africanus
''Acusilas'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains nine species:
*'' Acusilas africanus'' Simon, 1895 – West, Central, East Africa
*''Acusilas callidus
''Acusilas'' is a genus of ...
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Simon, 1895 – West, Central, East Africa
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Acusilas callidus
''Acusilas'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains nine species:
*''Acusilas africanus'' Simon, 1895 – West, Central, East Africa
*''Acusilas callidus'' Schmidt & Scharff, 2 ...
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Schmidt & Scharff, 2008 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
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Acusilas coccineus''
Simon, 1895 – India, China to Indonesia (Moluccas)
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Acusilas dahoneus
''Acusilas'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains nine species:
*''Acusilas africanus'' Simon, 1895 – West, Central, East Africa
*''Acusilas callidus
''Acusilas'' is a genus of A ...
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Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
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Acusilas lepidus''
(Thorell, 1898) – Myanmar
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Acusilas malaccensis
''Acusilas'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains nine species:
*''Acusilas africanus'' Simon, 1895 – West, Central, East Africa
*''Acusilas callidus'' Schmidt & Scharff, 2008 – In ...
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Murphy & Murphy, 1983 – Thailand, Laos, China, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
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Acusilas spiralis''
Schmidt & Scharff, 2008 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
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Acusilas vei''
Schmidt & Scharff, 2008 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
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Acusilas vilei''
Schmidt & Scharff, 2008 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
References
External links
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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