Anchonastus is a genus of African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.

Species it contains four species, found in Africa: Anchonastus caudatus Simon, 1898 (type) – Cameroon Anchonastus gertschi Lessert, 1946 – Congo Anchonastus pilipodus (Strand, 1913) – Central Africa Anchonastus plumosus (Pocock, 1900) – West Africa

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