Pararaneus
# Pararaneus

Pararaneus is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1940.

## Species

As of April 2019 it contains five species:

* Pararaneus cyrtoscapus (Pocock, 1898) – Central, East, Southern Africa, Socotra
* Pararaneus perforatus (Thorell, 1899) – Central, East, Southern Africa
* Pararaneus pseudostriatus (Strand, 1908) – Central, East Africa
* Pararaneus spectator (Karsch, 1885) – Africa, Middle East
* Pararaneus uncivulva (Strand, 1907) – Madagascar
