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Acusilas
Sign in to saveAcusilas is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Most species are found from India to Sulawesi, with A. africanus found in Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyAraneidae
Observations56
Observations recorded206
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Araneidae
- Collections
- CASC, MCZ, ARC-PPRI
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa
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- taxon name
- Acusilas
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- topic's main category
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- taxonomic type
- Acusilas coccineus
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Acusilas is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Most species are found from India to Sulawesi, with A. africanus found in Africa.
==Life style== Acusilas build regular vertical orb-webs which incorporates a rolled leaf in the center.
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