Acrosomoides Explained
Acrosomoides is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887.[1] it contains only three species.[2]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Acrosomoides:
- Acrosomoides acrosomoides (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879) – Madagascar
- Acrosomoides linnaei (Walckenaer, 1841) – West, Central, East Africa
- Acrosomoides tetraedrus (Walckenaer, 1841) – Cameroon, Congo
Notes and References
- Simon. E.. 1887. Etudes arachnologiques. 19e Mémoire. XXVII. Arachnides recueillis à Assinie (Afrique occidentale) par MM. Chaper et Alluaud.. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 261–276. 7. 6.
- Web site: Gen. Acrosomoides Simon, 1887. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-11. Natural History Museum Bern.