Acroaspis decorosa
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| Acroaspis decorosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Acroaspis |
| Species: | A. decorosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acroaspis decorosa (Urquhart, 1894) | |
Acroaspis decorosa is a species of orbweaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Acroaspis decorsa was first described in 1894 as Epeira decorosa by Arthur Urquhart.[2] This species was later moved to the Eriophora genus by Ray Forster in 1988.[1] The species was moved again in 2010 to the Acroaspis genus.[3] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]
Description
The male is recorded at 5mm in length whereas the female is 8.5mm.[1]