Aetius decollatus, is a species of spider of the genus Aetius. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[1] In 2013, this species was discovered in India by a PhD scholar in Bombay for first time in the 117 years after the species was first found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Aetius decollatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Aetius
Species:
A. decollatus
Binomial name
Aetius decollatus
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Aetius decollatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ "PhD scholar spots male 'Aetius Decollatus' for the first time on college campus; species earlier found in Ceylon 117 years ago". Indian Express. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.