Author
A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman
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Mystaria Simon, 1895, is an African genus represented by 15 species. The type species, Mystaria rufolimbata Simon, 1895, was described from Sierra Leone and is currently known from eight African countries. The species name rufolimbata means “red-bordered” or “having a reddish mar...
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Is this small green orb-web spider from South Africa, Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757)?
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757) is a small orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae. It is a well-known species with awide distribution found throughout the Palearctic region, including most of Europe, parts of Western and Central Asia, and extending to China, Korea, and J...
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Is this small green orb-web spider from South Africa, Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757)?
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757) is a small orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae. It is a well-known species with awide distribution found throughout the Palearctic region, including most of Europe, parts of Western and Central Asia, and extending to China, Korea, and J...