Aponetius
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| Aponetius | |
|---|---|
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| Male A. flexuosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Aponetius Kamura, 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| Zelotes gladius (Kamura, 1999) | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Aponetius is a genus of east Asian ground spiders. It was first described by T. Kamura in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in Japan.[1] The type species, Aponetius gladius, was originally described under the name "Zelotes gladius".[3]
As of December 2021[update] it contains five species:[1]
- A. flexuosus (Kamura, 1999) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
- A. gladius (Kamura, 1999) (type) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
- A. ogatai Kamura, 2020 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
- A. ryukyuensis (Kamura, 1999) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
- A. watarii Kamura, 2020 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)