''Acrosomoides'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of African orb-weaver spiders first described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

in 1887. it contains only three species.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Acrosomoides'': * ''

Acrosomoides acrosomoides ''Acrosomoides'' is a genus of African Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. it contains only three species. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Acrosomoides'': * ''Acrosomoides acrosomo ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879) – Madagascar * ''

Acrosomoides linnaei ''Acrosomoides'' is a genus of African Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. it contains only three species. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Acrosomoides'': * ''Acrosomoides acrosomo ...

'' (Walckenaer, 1841) – West, Central, East Africa * ''

Acrosomoides tetraedrus ''Acrosomoides'' is a genus of African Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. it contains only three species. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Acrosomoides'': * ''Acrosomoides acrosomo ...

'' (Walckenaer, 1841) – Cameroon, Congo

References

Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Araneidae-stub