Geraesta

Geraesta is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1889 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 6 species.[1]

Geraesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Geraesta
Simon[1]
Type species
Geraesta hirta
Species

6, see text

Species

Geraesta comprises the following species:[1]

  • Geraesta ansieae Benjamin, 2015 - Rwanda
  • Geraesta congoensis (Lessert, 1943) - Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Botswana, South Africa
  • Geraesta hirta Simon, 1889 - Comoro Is., Madagascar
  • Geraesta lehtineni Benjamin, 2011 - Madagascar
  • Geraesta mkwawa Benjamin, 2011 - Tanzania
  • Geraesta octolobata (Simon, 1886) - Madagascar
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References

  1. "Thomisidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-20.


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