Mahembea
Sign in to saveMahembea is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Mahembea hewitti. The species is found in Central and East Africa. It is commonly known as '''Hewitt's grass orb-web spider'''.
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Mahembea is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Mahembea hewitti. The species is found in Central and East Africa. It is commonly known as '''Hewitt's grass orb-web spider'.
==Distribution== Mahembea hewitti has a distribution from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa. The species is under-collected and is suspected to occur in more countries.
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