''Nemoscolus'' 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
orb-weaver spiders first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found 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 ...
except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
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Nemoscolus affinis''
Lessert, 1933 – Congo
*''
Nemoscolus caudifer''
Strand, 1906 – West Africa
*''
Nemoscolus cotti''
Lessert, 1933 – Mozambique
*''
Nemoscolus elongatus''
Lawrence, 1947 – South Africa
*''
Nemoscolus kolosvaryi''
Caporiacco, 1947 – Uganda
*''
Nemoscolus lateplagiatis''
Simon, 1907 – Guinea-Bissau
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Nemoscolus laurae''
(Simon, 1868) – Western Mediterranean
*''
Nemoscolus niger
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
Caporiacco, 1936 – Libya
*''
Nemoscolus obscurus
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
Simon, 1897 – South Africa
*''
Nemoscolus rectifrons
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
Roewer, 1961 – Senegal
*''
Nemoscolus semilugens
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
Denis, 1966 – Libya
*''
Nemoscolus tubicola
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
(Simon, 1887) – South Africa
*''
Nemoscolus turricola
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
Berland, 1933 – Mali
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Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
Simon, 1897 – South Africa
*''
Nemoscolus waterloti
''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean:
*'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...
''
Berland, 1920 – Madagascar
References
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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