Mahembea is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Mahembea hewitti. It was first created by M. Grasshoff in 1970 to separate this species from its original genus, Larinia.[3] It has only been found in Central and East Africa.[1]
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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: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Mahembea Grasshoff, 1970[1] |
| Species: | M. hewitti
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| Binomial name | |
| Mahembea hewitti (Lessert, 1930)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Mahembea Grasshoff, 1970". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Lessert, R. de (1930). "Araignées du Congo recueillies au cours de l'expédition organisée par l'American Museum (1909-1915). Quatrième et dernière partie". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 37: 633. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117639.
- ^ Grasshoff, M. (1970). "Die Tribus Mangorini. II. Die neuen Gattungen Siwa, Paralarinia, Faradja, Mahembea und Lariniaria (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae-Araneinae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 51: 409–423.
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