Araneus tatianae
Species of spider
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Araneus tatianae is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It occurs in Congo and South Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Araneus |
| Species: | A. tatianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Araneus tatianae Lessert, 1938[1] | |
Distribution
Araneus tatianae was originally described from Ituri, Okondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species has also been photographed in South Africa in Gauteng at Hammanskraal.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species has been photographed on small plants.[3]
Description
Conservation
Araneus tatianae is listed as Data Deficient.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Roger de Lessert in 1938 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Lessert indicated that he was not sure whether the species belongs to Araneus. The species is known only from the female.[3]
