Family Araneidae Rank Species | Order Spider | |
Genus AugustaO. 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".
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