''Geraesta'' is a genus of African

crab spiders The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of th ...

that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Geraesta ansieae ''Geraesta'' is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Species it contains six species, found in Africa: *'' Geraesta ansieae'' Benjamin, 2015 – Rwanda *'' Geraesta congoensis'' (Lessert, 1943) ...

'' Benjamin, 2015 –

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*'' Geraesta congoensis'' (Lessert, 1943) – Ivory Coast,

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, Botswana, South Africa *''

Geraesta hirta ''Geraesta'' is a genus of African Thomisidae, crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Species it contains six species, found in Africa: *''Geraesta ansieae'' Benjamin, 2015 – Rwanda *''Geraesta con ...

'' Simon, 1889 (

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) –

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

, Madagascar *''

Geraesta lehtineni ''Geraesta'' is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Species it contains six species, found in Africa: *'' Geraesta ansieae'' Benjamin, 2015 – Rwanda *'' Geraesta congoensis'' (Lessert, 1943 ...

'' Benjamin, 2011 – Madagascar *''

Geraesta mkwawa ''Geraesta'' is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Species it contains six species, found in Africa: *'' Geraesta ansieae'' Benjamin, 2015 – Rwanda *'' Geraesta congoensis'' (Lessert, 1943 ...

'' Benjamin, 2011 – Tanzania *''

Geraesta octolobata ''Geraesta'' is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Species it contains six species, found in Africa: *'' Geraesta ansieae'' Benjamin, 2015 – Rwanda *'' Geraesta congoensis'' (Lessert, 1943 ...

'' (Simon, 1886) – Madagascar In synonymy: *''G. bilobata'' Simon, 1897 = ''Geraesta hirta'' Simon, 1889

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