''Prasonica'' 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 ten species:
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Prasonica affinis''
Strand, 1906 – Algeria
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Prasonica albolimbata''
Simon, 1895 (
type
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) – Congo, Madagascar, Yemen
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Prasonica anarillea''
Roberts, 1983 – Seychelles (Aldabra)
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Prasonica hamata''
Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon
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Prasonica insolens
''Prasonica'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains ten species:
*'' Prasonica affinis'' Strand, 1906 – Algeria
*'' Prasonica albolimbata'' Simon, 1895 (type) – Congo, Madagascar, Y ...
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(Simon, 1909) – India, Vietnam, Java
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Prasonica nigrotaeniata
''Prasonica'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains ten species:
*'' Prasonica affinis'' Strand, 1906 – Algeria
*'' Prasonica albolimbata'' Simon, 1895 (type) – Congo, Madagascar, Y ...
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(Simon, 1909) – West, Central, East Africa
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Prasonica olivacea''
Strand, 1906 – Ethiopia
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Prasonica opaciceps''
(Simon, 1895) – New Guinea
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Prasonica plagiata
''Prasonica'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Species
it contains ten species:
*''Prasonica affinis'' Embrik Strand, Strand, 1906 – Algeria
*''Prasonica albolimbata'' Simon, 1895 (Type spe ...
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(Dalmas, 1917) – New Zealand
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Prasonica seriata''
Simon, 1895 – Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles
References
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of New Zealand
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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