Aponetius Explained

Aponetius is a genus of east Asian ground spiders. It was first described by T. Kamura in 2020, and it has only been found in Japan. The type species, Aponetius gladius, was originally described under the name "Zelotes gladius".

Species

it contains five species:

• A. flexuosus (Kamura, 1999) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. gladius (Kamura, 1999) (type) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. ogatai Kamura, 2020 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. ryukyuensis (Kamura, 1999) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. watarii Kamura, 2020 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)

See also

• Zelotes
• List of Gnaphosidae species

Further reading

• Kamura. T.. 2003. Acta Arachnologica. Taxonomic notes on some species of the genus Zelotes (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Korea and Japan. 52. 25–30. 10.2476/asjaa.52.25. free.