''Euprosthenops'' 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 nursery web spiders that was first described by

Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward ...

in 1897.

Species

it contains ten species and one subspecies, found only in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

: *'' Euprosthenops australis'' Simon, 1898 – Senegal, Nigeria, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa *'' Euprosthenops bayaonianus'' (Brito Capello, 1867) ( type) – West, Central, East Africa *''

Euprosthenops benoiti ''Euprosthenops'' is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. Species it contains ten species and one subspecies, found only in Africa, India and Israel: *'' Euprosthenops australis'' Simon, 189 ...

'' Blandin, 1976 – Rwanda *'' Euprosthenops biguttatus'' Roewer, 1955 – Congo, Namibia *''

Euprosthenops ellioti ''Euprosthenops'' is a genus of Pisauridae, nursery web spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. Species it contains ten species and one subspecies, found only in Africa, India and Israel: *''Euprosthenops australis'' E ...

'' (

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

, 1877) – India *'' Euprosthenops insperatus'' Zonstein & Marusik, 2021 – Israel *'' Euprosthenops pavesii'' Lessert, 1928 – Central, East Africa *'' Euprosthenops proximus'' Lessert, 1916 – Central, East, Southern Africa **'' Euprosthenops p. maximus'' Blandin, 1976 – Ivory Coast *''

Euprosthenops schenkeli ''Euprosthenops'' is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. Species it contains ten species and one subspecies, found only in Africa, India and Israel: *'' Euprosthenops australis'' Simon, 189 ...

'' (Roewer, 1955) – East Africa *''

Euprosthenops wuehlischi ''Euprosthenops'' is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. Species it contains ten species and one subspecies, found only in Africa, India and Israel: *'' Euprosthenops australis'' Simon, 189 ...

'' Roewer, 1955 – Namibia

References

Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of Africa Spiders of the Indian subcontinent Taxa named by R. I. Pocock {{Pisauridae-stub

Species

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