Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Araneidae Rank Species | Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider | |
Genus Augusta
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 Similar Gasteracantha versicolor, Box kite spider, Celaenia, Arachnura, Austracantha | ||
Augusta glyphica is the only species in the monotypic spider genus Augusta, which is endemic to Madagascar.
The name of the genus is taken from the Latin word augusta, the feminine form of augustus, meaning "venerable".
References
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