Anansus Explained

Anansus is a genus of African cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2007.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found only in Africa:^[2]

• Anansus aowin Huber, 2007 (type) – Ivory Coast
• Anansus atewa Huber & Kwapong, 2013 – Ghana
• Anansus debakkeri Huber, 2007 – Congo
• Anansus ewe Huber, 2007 – West Africa
• Anansus kamwai Huber, 2014 – Cameroon

See also

• List of Pholcidae species

Notes and References

1. Huber. B. A.. 2007. Two new genera of small, six-eyed pholcid spiders from West Africa, and first record of Spermophorides for mainland Africa (Araneae: Pholcidae). Zootaxa. 23–43. 1635.
2. Web site: Gen. Anansus Huber, 2007. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.