Hypsacantha Explained

Hypsacantha is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Hypsacantha crucimaculata. It was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1914,^[1] and has only been found in Africa.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Dahl. F.. 1914. Die Gasteracanthen des Berliner Zoologischen Museums und deren geographische Verbreitung.. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 235–301. 7.
2. Web site: Gen. Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-13. Natural History Museum Bern.