Augusta glyphica
Augusta glyphica is the only species in the monotypic spider genus Augusta, which is endemic to Madagascar.[1] The genus name is taken from the Latin word augusta, the feminine form of augustus, meaning "venerable".[2]
| Augusta glyphica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Augusta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877[1] |
| Species: | A. glyphica |
| Binomial name | |
| Augusta glyphica (Guérin, 1839)[1] | |
References
- "Gen. Augusta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-25
- "Augustus–Dictionary definition of Augustus". A Dictionary of World History accessed through Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
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