Togacantha

Togacantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders found in Africa. It is monotypic and contains the single species Togacantha nordviei. It was first described as a subgenus of Gasteracantha by Friedrich Dahl in 1914,^[2] and was later elevated to genus status.^[3] Only the female was known until a male was found and described in 1982.^[4][1]

Togacantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Togacantha Dahl, 1914[1]
Species:	T. nordviei
Binomial name
Togacantha nordviei (Strand, 1913)
Synonyms
Gasteracantha nordviei Strand, 1913