Aponetius
{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Aponetius
| type_species = Zelotes gladius
| type_species_authority = (Kamura, 1999)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 5, see text
}}
Aponetius is a genus of east Asian ground spiders. It was first described by T. Kamura in 2020, and it has only been found in Japan. The type species, Aponetius gladius, was originally described under the name "Zelotes gladius".
Species
{{as of|2021|12}} it contains five species:
- 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.)
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite journal| author-last=Kamura| author-first=T.| year=2003| journal=Acta Arachnologica| title=Taxonomic notes on some species of the genus Zelotes (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Korea and Japan| volume=52| pages=25–30| doi=10.2476/asjaa.52.25| url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/9538| doi-access=free}}
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Category:Endemic fauna of the Ryukyu Islands
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