Acroterius is a genus of east Asian sheet weavers. It was first described by M. Irfan, S. Bashir and X. J. Peng in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in China.[1]

Acroterius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Acroterius
Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021[1]
Type species
A. brevis
Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021
Species

12, see text

Species

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As of December 2021 it contains twelve species:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Acroterius Irfan, Bashir & Peng, 2021". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  2. ^ Irfan, M.; Bashir, S.; Peng, X. J. (2021). "Acroterius gen. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae) with twelve new species from Yunnan, China". European Journal of Taxonomy (743): 1–53. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.743.1293. S2CID 233574240.