''Apostenus'' is a

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of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by

Niklas Westring Niklas Westring (13 November 1797, in Gothenburg – 28 January 1882) was a Swedish entomology, entomologist and arachnology, arachnologist. He started out with the intention to study medicine but this was frustrated by the death of his father. ...

in 1851.

Species

it contains thirteen species, found in Europe, Africa,

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, the

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, and

Karakorum Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, ''Kharkhorum''; Mongolian script:, ''Qaraqorum'') was the capital city, capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan, Northern Yuan dynasty in the late 14th and 1 ...

: *'' Apostenus algericus'' Bosmans, 1999 –

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*'' Apostenus annulipedes'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *'' Apostenus annulipes'' Caporiacco, 1935 –

*'' Apostenus californicus'' Ubick & Vetter, 2005 – USA *'' Apostenus crespoi'' Lissner, 2017 –

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*''

Apostenus ducati ''Apostenus'' is a genus of Liocranidae, liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. Species it contains thirteen species, found in Europe, Africa, Canada, the United States, and Karakorum: *''Apostenus algericus'' ...

'' Bennett, Copley & Copley, 2013 – USA,

*'' Apostenus fuscus'' Westring, 1851 (

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) –

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

*'' Apostenus gomerensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is. *'' Apostenus grancanariensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is. *'' Apostenus humilis'' Simon, 1932 – Portugal,

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*'' Apostenus maroccanus'' Bosmans, 1999 –

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

*'' Apostenus ochraceus'' Hadjissarantos, 1940 –

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*'' Apostenus palmensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.

References

Araneomorphae genera Liocranidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of North America {{Liocranidae-stub

Species

See also

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