Apostenus

Apostenus Temporal range: Palaeogene– Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
A. fuscus, adult male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Liocranidae
Genus:	Apostenus Westring, 1851
Type species
A. fuscus Westring, 1851
Species
13, see text

Apostenus is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851.

Species

As of September 2019^[update] it contains thirteen species, found in Europe, Africa, Canada, the United States, and Karakorum:

• Apostenus algericus Bosmans, 1999 – Algeria
• Apostenus annulipedes Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is.
• Apostenus annulipes Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum
• Apostenus californicus Ubick & Vetter, 2005 – USA
• Apostenus crespoi Lissner, 2017 – Portugal
• Apostenus ducati Bennett, Copley & Copley, 2013 – USA, Canada
• Apostenus fuscus Westring, 1851 (type) – Europe
• Apostenus gomerensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Apostenus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Apostenus humilis Simon, 1932 – Portugal, Spain, France
• Apostenus maroccanus Bosmans, 1999 – Morocco
• Apostenus ochraceus Hadjissarantos, 1940 – Greece
• Apostenus palmensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.

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