''Anchonastus'' is a

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of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.

Species

it contains four species, found in Africa: *'' Anchonastus caudatus'' Simon, 1898 ( type) –

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Anchonastus gertschi ''Anchonastus'' is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Species it contains four species, found in Africa: *'' Anchonastus caudatus'' Simon, 1898 ( type) – Cameroon *'' Anchonastus gert ...

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Anchonastus plumosus ''Anchonastus'' is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Species it contains four species, found in Africa: *'' Anchonastus caudatus'' Simon, 1898 ( type) – Cameroon *''Anchonastus gerts ...

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References

Araneomorphae genera Sparassidae Spiders of Africa {{Sparassidae-stub

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