Araneus tatianaeAraneus tatianae is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It occurs in Congo and South Africa.DistributionAraneus tatianae was originally described from Ituri, Okondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species has also been photographed in South Africa in Gauteng at Hammanskraal.Habitat and ecologyThe species has been photographed on small plants.ConservationAraneus tatianae is listed as Data Deficient.TaxonomyThe species was originally described by Roger de Lessert in 1938 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lessert indicated that he was not sure whether the species belongs to Araneus. The species is known only from the female.