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