Acrosomoides is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887.[2] As of April 2019 it contains only three species.[1]

Acrosomoides
Acrosomoides acrosomoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Acrosomoides
Simon, 1887[1]
Type species
A. linnaei
(Walckenaer, 1841)

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Acrosomoides:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Acrosomoides Simon, 1887". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1887). "Etudes arachnologiques. 19e Mémoire. XXVII. Arachnides recueillis à Assinie (Afrique occidentale) par MM. Chaper et Alluaud". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 7 (6): 261–276.