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Viridasius
Sign in to saveViridasius is a monotypic genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, containing the single species, Viridasius fasciatus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and has only been found in Madagascar.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Viridasius is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Madagascar, Animalia and Araneae.
It is catalogued under topics including Monotypic Araneomorphae genera, Spiders of Madagascar and Taxa named by Eugène Simon.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Ornamental Wandering Spider
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyViridasiidae
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Viridasius is a monotypic genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, containing the single species, Viridasius fasciatus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and has only been found in Madagascar.
==Description== These spiders have a white carapace with black spots, and long black and white striped legs. Females can grow up to long, but the males are generally smaller.
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