''Donuea'' is a
genus
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of
African
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* Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa:
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corinnid sac spiders first described by
Embrik Strand
Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 – 3 November 1947) was an entomologist and arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species including the greenbottle blue tarantula.
Life and career
Strand was born in Ål, Norway. He studied at t ...
in 1932.
Species
it contains five species:
* ''
Donuea argenticoma''
(Keyserling, 1877) – Madagascar
* ''
Donuea collustrata''
Bosselaers & Dierick, 2010 – Madagascar
* ''
Donuea decorsei''
(Simon, 1903) (
type) – Madagascar
* ''
Donuea fusca''
(Simon, 1896) – Mauritius
* ''
Donuea vittigera''
(Simon, 1896) – Madagascar
References
Corinnidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Madagascar
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