| Taxon | Pycnacantha |
|---|---|
| Authority | Blackwall, 1865[1] |
| Type species | P. tribulus |
| Type species authority | (Fabricius, 1781) |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | 4, see text |
Pycnacantha is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by John Blackwall in 1865.[2]
Species
As of September 2025, this genus includes four species:[1]
- Pycnacantha dinteri Meise, 1932 – Namibia
- Pycnacantha echinotes Meise, 1932 – Cameroon
- Pycnacantha fuscosa Simon, 1903 – Madagascar
- Pycnacantha tribulus (Fabricius, 1781) – Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (type species)
References
- ^ "Genus Pycnacantha". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ Blackwall, J. (1865). "Descriptions of recently discovered species and characters of a new genus, of Araneida from the East of Central Africa.". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 16 (3): 336–352. doi:10.1080/00222936508679441