''Argyrodes rostratus'' is a species of
tangle-web spider that is
endemic
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to 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 ...
, and can be found on
Mahé,
Île Sèche,
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* CERF (Central Emergency Response Fund), a United Nations fund created to aid regions threatened by disaster
* Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF)
* Cerf (surname)
* Cerf Island, Seychelles
* Cerf Islan ...
,
Conception,
Silhouette,
Curieuse
Curieuse Island is a small granitic island in the Seychelles close to the north coast of the island of Praslin. Curieuse is notable for its bare red earth intermingled with the unique coco de mer palms, one of the cultural icons of the Seychelles ...
,
Cousin
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,
Aride,
Praslin,
La Digue,
Grand SÅ“ur,
Felicite
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,
Marianne,
Denis
Denis may refer to:
People
* Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris
* Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure
* Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary
* Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ...
islands and the
Alphonse and
St. François atolls. It is found in woodland, shrubby habitat and gardens, and is a
kleptoparasite of
red-legged golden orb-web spiders. It is threatened by habitat deterioration due to invasive plants, especially ''
Cinnamomum verum''.
References
Theridiidae
Endemic fauna of Seychelles
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Oceania
Spiders described in 1877
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