''Acroaspis decorosa'' is a species of orbweaver spider that is

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.Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. ''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 6: 68-124.

Taxonomy

''Acroaspis decorsa'' was first described in 1894 as ''Epeira decorosa'' by Arthur Urquhart. This species was later moved to the ''

Eriophora ''Eriophora'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It occurs in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing". Species Most species now group ...

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in 1988. The species was moved again in 2010 to the ''

Acroaspis ''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 ...

'' genus.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.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21232492 Araneidae Spiders described in 1894 Spiders of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic spiders of New Zealand