''Aspidolasius'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of South American orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Aspidolasius branicki''. It was 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 1887, and has been found in Colombia, Bolivia, Guyana, and Brazil.

References

Araneidae Monotypic Araneidae genera Spiders of South America Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Araneidae-stub