''Acroaspis'' is a
genus of
South Pacific
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orb-weaver spiders first described by
Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.
Species
it contains six species in
Australia
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and
New Zealand:
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Acroaspis decorosa
''Acroaspis decorosa'' is a species of orbweaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. ''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 6: 68-124.
Taxonomy
''Acroaspis deco ...
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(Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand
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Acroaspis lancearia
''Acroaspis'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.
Species
it contains six species in Australia and New Zealand:
*'' Acroaspis decorosa'' (Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand
*'' Acroaspis la ...
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(Keyserling, 1887) – Australia (New South Wales)
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Acroaspis mamillana
''Acroaspis'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.
Species
it contains six species in Australia and New Zealand:
*'' Acroaspis decorosa'' (Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand
*''Acroaspis lan ...
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(Keyserling, 1887) – Australia (New South Wales)
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Acroaspis olorina
''Acroaspis'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.
Species
it contains six species in Australia and New Zealand:
*''Acroaspis decorosa'' (Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand ...
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Karsch, 1878 – Australia (Western Australia, New South Wales)
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Acroaspis scutifer
''Acroaspis'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.
Species
it contains six species in Australia and New Zealand:
*'' Acroaspis decorosa'' (Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand
*''Acroaspis lan ...
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(Keyserling, 1886) – Australia (New South Wales)
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Acroaspis tuberculifera
''Acroaspis'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.
Species
it contains six species in Australia and New Zealand:
*'' Acroaspis decorosa'' (Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand
*''Acroaspis lan ...
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Thorell, 1881 – Australia (Queensland)
References
Araneidae genera
Spiders of Australia
Spiders of New Zealand
Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch
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