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Stone-nest Spiders
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Stone-nest Spiders

Nemoscolus

Nemoscolus is a genus of spiders in the Araneidae family. It was first described in 1895 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 15 species, all in Africa.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Long-tailed Garbage-line Web Spider

speciesNemoscolus elongatus

Nemoscolus laurae

speciesNemoscolus laurae

Banded Stone-nest Spider

speciesNemoscolus cotti

Nemoscolus sandersi

speciesNemoscolus sandersi

Tube Stone-nest Spider

speciesNemoscolus tubicola

Spotted Stone-nest Spider

speciesNemoscolus vigintipunctatus

Nemoscolus obscurus

speciesNemoscolus obscurus

Nemoscolus lateplagiatis

speciesNemoscolus lateplagiatis

Nemoscolus affinis

speciesNemoscolus affinis

Nemoscolus kolosvaryi

speciesNemoscolus kolosvaryi

Nemoscolus semilugens

speciesNemoscolus semilugens

Nemoscolus rectifrons

speciesNemoscolus rectifrons

Nemoscolus turricola

speciesNemoscolus turricola

Nemoscolus waterloti

speciesNemoscolus waterloti

Nemoscolus niger

speciesNemoscolus niger

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