''Indoetra'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus
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of south Asian
orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Indoetra thisbe''. Originally described as a subgenus of ''
Clitaetra
''Clitaetra'' is a genus of spiders in a family Araneidae. It was formerly placed in a separate family, Nephilidae. It occurs in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, hinting to a Gondwanan origin. a split between ''Clitaetra'' and related genera may ...
'',
it was elevated to genus status in 2019.
It has only been found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
See also
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List of Araneidae species: G–M
References
Further reading
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Monotypic Araneidae genera
Arthropods of Sri Lanka
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