Acroaspis decorosa
Acroaspis decorosa is a species of orbweaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
| Acroaspis decorosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Acroaspis |
| Species: | A. decorosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acroaspis decorosa (Urquhart, 1894) | |
Taxonomy
Acroaspis decorsa was first described in 1894 as Epeira decorosa by Arthur Urquhart.[2] This species was later moved to the Eriophora genus by Ray Forster in 1988.[1] The species was moved again in 2010 to the Acroaspis genus. [3]
References
- Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124.
- Urquhart, A. T. (1894). Description of new species of Araneae. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 26: 204-218.
- Framenau, V. W., Dupérré, N., Blackledge, T. A. & Vink, C. (2010). Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 68: 79-111.
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