''Geraesta'' is a

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of African

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that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889.

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it contains six species, found in Africa: *'' Geraesta ansieae'' Benjamin, 2015 –

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

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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 ( type) –

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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

*'' Geraesta lehtineni'' 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 Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

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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

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: *''G. bilobata'' Simon, 1897 = ''Geraesta hirta'' Simon, 1889

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