Prasonica facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prasonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Prasonica Simon, 1895
Type species
P. albolimbata Simon, 1895
Species
10, see text
Synonyms
Lobetina Simon, 1895

Prasonica is a special group, also called a genus, of orb-weaver spiders. These spiders are famous for building the classic, round, wheel-shaped webs you often see. A scientist named Eugène Simon first described this group of spiders in 1895.

Discovering Prasonica Spiders

As of April 2019, scientists have found and named ten different kinds of Prasonica spiders. Each kind is called a species. These spiders live in various parts of the world, from Africa to Asia and even New Zealand.

List of Prasonica Species

Here are the ten known species of Prasonica spiders:

• Prasonica affinis Strand, 1906 – Found in Algeria.
• Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895 (type) – This is the main species that defines the Prasonica group. It lives in Congo, Madagascar, and Yemen.
• Prasonica anarillea Roberts, 1983 – Found in the Seychelles, specifically on Aldabra.
• Prasonica hamata Thorell, 1899 – Lives in Cameroon.
• Prasonica insolens (Simon, 1909) – Found in India, Vietnam, and Java.
• Prasonica nigrotaeniata (Simon, 1909) – Lives across West, Central, and East Africa.
• Prasonica olivacea Strand, 1906 – Found in Ethiopia.
• Prasonica opaciceps (Simon, 1895) – Lives in New Guinea.
• Prasonica plagiata (Dalmas, 1917) – Found in New Zealand.
• Prasonica seriata Simon, 1895 – Lives in various parts of Africa, Madagascar, and the Seychelles.

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In Spanish: Prasonica para niños