Clitaetra
Clitaetra is a genus of spiders in a family Nephilidae. It occurs in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, hinting to a Gondwanan origin. a split between Clitaetra and related genera may be as old as 160 million years. Name
The etymology of the genus name is unknown. Species
, a World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
 Clitaetra clathrata Simon, 1907 – West Africa
 Clitaetra episinoides Simon, 1889  – Comoro Is. Clitaetra irenae Kuntner, 2006 – South Africa
 Clitaetra perroti Simon, 1894 – Madagascar
 Clitaetra simoni Benoit, 1962 – Congo

References

Nephilidae
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Araneomorphae genera