Aetius decollatus, is a species of spider of the genus Aetius. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1] In 2013, this species was discovered in India by a PhD scholar in Bombay for first time in the 117 years after the species was first found in Sri Lanka.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Aetius |
| Species: | A. decollatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aetius decollatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896[1]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Aetius decollatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "PhD scholar spots male 'Aetius Decollatus' for the first time on college campus; species earlier found in Ceylon 117 years ago". Indian Express. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.