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Andasta

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Andasta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Andasta
Simon, 1895[1]
Type species
A. semiargentea
Simon, 1895
Species

4, see text

Andasta is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.[2]

Species

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As of June 2020 it contains four species, found in Asia and on the Seychelles:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Andasta Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées (in French). Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ Gerlach, J. (2014), "Andasta siltte", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2014: e.T196505A2458875, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196505A2458875.en, retrieved 5 January 2018

Further reading

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  • Saaristo, M. I. (1996). "Theridiosomatid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae)". Phelsuma. 4: 48–52.
  • Saaristo, M. I. (2010), "Araneae", in Gerlach, J.; Marusik, Y. M. (eds.), Arachnida and Myriapoda of the Seychelles islands
  • Coddington, J. A. (1986). "The genera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 422 (422): 1–96. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.422.
  • Roberts, M. (1978). "Contributions à l'étude de la faune terrestre des îles granitiques de l'archipel des Séchelles (Mission P.L.G. Benoit - J.J. Van Mol 1972). Theridiidae, Mysmenidae and gen. Theridiosoma (Araneidae) (Araneae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 92: 902–939.
  • Brignoli, P. M. (1972). "Ragni di Ceylon I. Missione biospeleologica Aellen-Strinati (1970) (Arachnida, Araneae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 79: 907–929. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.97143.