''Togacantha'' 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 found in Africa. It is monotypic and contains the single species ''Togacantha nordviei''. It was first described as a subgenus of '' Gasteracantha'' by

Friedrich Dahl Karl Friedrich Theodor Dahl (June 24, 1856 in Rosenhofer Brök north of Dahme, Holstein – June 29, 1929 in Greifswald) was a German zoologist, and in particular an arachnologist. The son of a farmer, Dahl studied at the universities of Leipzi ...

in 1914, and was later elevated to genus status. Only the female was known until a male was found and described in 1982.

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Araneidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Friedrich Dahl {{Araneidae-stub