Anchonastus Explained

Anchonastus is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.^[1]

Species

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

• Anchonastus caudatus Simon, 1898 (type) – Cameroon
• Anchonastus gertschi Lessert, 1946 – Congo
• Anchonastus pilipodus (Strand, 1913) – Central Africa
• Anchonastus plumosus (Pocock, 1900) – West Africa

See also

• List of Sparassidae species

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E. 1898. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Roret . Paris. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène_Simon.
2. Gen. Anchonastus Simon, 1898. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.