Apostenus Explained

Apostenus is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851.^[1]

Species

it contains thirteen species, found in Europe, Africa, Canada, the United States, and Karakorum:^[2]

• Apostenus algericus Bosmans, 1999 – Algeria
• Apostenus annulipedes Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is.
• Apostenus annulipes Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum
• Apostenus californicus Ubick & Vetter, 2005 – USA
• Apostenus crespoi Lissner, 2017 – Portugal
• 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, 1999 – Morocco
• Apostenus ochraceus Hadjissarantos, 1940 – Greece
• Apostenus palmensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.

See also

• List of Liocranidae species

Notes and References

1. 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. 25–62. 2. Niklas_Westring.
2. Gen. Apostenus Westring, 1851. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-11. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.