Hogna Thetis
''Hogna thetis'' is an endemic spider species of the family Lycosidae that lives on Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It was first described as ''Lycosa thetis'' in 1907 by Eugène Simon. Its female holotype measures 13 mm. References

Endemic fauna of Príncipe Lycosidae Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Eugène Simon Spiders described in 1910 {{Lycosidae-stub ...
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Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species. Work on spiders His most significant work was ''Histoire Naturelle des Araignées'' (1892–1903), an encyclopedic treatment of the spider genera of the world. It was published in two volumes of more than 1000 pages each, and the same number of drawings by Simon. Working at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, it took Simon 11 years to complete, while working at the same time on devising a taxonomic scheme that embraced the known taxa. Simon described a total of 4,650 species, and as of 2013 about 3,790 species are still considered valid. The International Society of Arachnology offers a Simon Award recognising lifetime achievement. The Eocene fossil spider species '' Cenotextricella simoni'' was named in his ...
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