''Andasta'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
ray spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains four species, found in Asia and on the
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
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Andasta benoiti
''Andasta benoiti'' is a species of ray spider that is endemic to the Seychelles. It is found on the islands of Mahé, Conception, Thérèse, North, Praslin, Marianne, Felicite and Denis. It is found in coastal woodlands. It is threatened by ...
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(Roberts, 1978) –
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
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Andasta cyclosina
''Andasta'' is a genus of Theridiosomatidae, ray spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains four species, found in Asia and on the Seychelles:
*''Andasta benoiti'' (Roberts, 1978) – Seyc ...
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Simon, 1901 –
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
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Andasta semiargentea''
Simon, 1895 (
type) –
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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Andasta siltte''
Saaristo, 1996 – Seychelles (
Silhouette Island
Silhouette Island lies northwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. It is the third largest granitic island in the Seychelles. It has an area of 20.1 km2 and has a population of 200, mostly workers on the island. The main settlement is La Passe ...
)
See also
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List of Theridiosomatidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Theridiosomatidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Andasta''
''Andasta'' Simon, 1895
* '' A. benoiti'' (Roberts, 1978) — Seychelles
* '' A. cyclosina'' Simon, 1901 — Malay ...
References
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Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Theridiosomatidae
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