Augusta glyphica

Augusta glyphica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Augusta
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877[1]
Species: A. glyphica
Binomial name
Augusta glyphica
(Guérin, 1839)[1]

Augusta glyphica is the only species in the monotypic spider genus Augusta, which is endemic to Madagascar.[1]

The name of the genus is taken from the Latin word augusta, the feminine form of augustus, meaning "venerable".[2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Augusta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-02-25
  2. "AugustusDictionary definition of Augustus". A Dictionary of World History accessed through Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 27, 2010.


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