Apostenus
Temporal range:
A. fuscus, adult male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Liocranidae
Genus: Apostenus
Westring, 1851[1]
Type species
A. fuscus
Westring, 1851
Species

13, see text

Apostenus is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851.[2]

Species

As of September 2019 it contains thirteen species, found in Europe, Africa, Canada, the United States, and Karakorum:[1]

  • Apostenus algericus Bosmans, 1999Algeria
  • Apostenus annulipedes Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is.
  • Apostenus annulipes Caporiacco, 1935Karakorum
  • Apostenus californicus Ubick & Vetter, 2005 – USA
  • Apostenus crespoi Lissner, 2017Portugal
  • Apostenus ducati Bennett, Copley & Copley, 2013 – USA, Canada
  • Apostenus fuscus Westring, 1851 (type) – Europe
  • Apostenus gomerensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
  • Apostenus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
  • Apostenus humilis Simon, 1932 – Portugal, Spain, France
  • Apostenus maroccanus Bosmans, 1999Morocco
  • Apostenus ochraceus Hadjissarantos, 1940Greece
  • Apostenus palmensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Apostenus Westring, 1851". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. Westring, N. (1851). "Förteckning öfver de till närvarande tid Kände, i Sverige förekommande Spindlarter, utgörande ett antal af 253, deraf 132 äro nya för svenska Faunan". Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar. 2: 25–62.


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