Acroaspis
| Acroaspis | |
|---|---|
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| A. decorosa in New Zealand | |
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| A. olorina in Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Acroaspis Karsch, 1878[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. olorina Karsch, 1878 | |
| Species | |
|
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Acroaspis is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Spiders in this genus are endemic to Australia and New Zealand:[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes five species:[1]
- Acroaspis decorosa (Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand
- Acroaspis lancearia (Keyserling, 1887) – Australia (New South Wales)
- Acroaspis mamillana (Keyserling, 1887) – Australia (New South Wales)
- Acroaspis olorina Karsch, 1878 – Australia (Western Australia, New South Wales)
- Acroaspis scutifer (Keyserling, 1886) – Australia (New South Wales)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gen. Karsch, 1878". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ↑ Karsch, F. (1878). "Exotisch-araneologisches". Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 51: 771–826.
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