Acroterius Explained

Acroterius is a genus of east Asian sheet weavers. It was first described by M. Irfan, S. Bashir and X. J. Peng in 2021, and it has only been found in China.

Species

it contains twelve species:

• A. absentus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. brevis Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 (type) – China
• A. camur Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. circinatus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. hamatus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. inversus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. latus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. longidentatus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. longimultus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. longiprojectus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. ovatus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China
• A. parvus Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021 – China

References

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Notes and References

1. Irfan. M.. Bashir. S.. Peng. X. J.. 2021. European Journal of Taxonomy. Acroterius gen. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae) with twelve new species from Yunnan, China. 743. 1–53. 10.5852/ejt.2021.743.1293. 233574240. free.
2. Gen. Acroterius Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2021-12-02. 2021. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.