Apostenus
{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Apostenus fuscus 2.jpg
| image_caption = A. fuscus, adult male
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range| Palaeogene| Present}}
| taxon = Apostenus
| authority = Westring, 1851
| type_species = A. fuscus
| type_species_authority = Westring, 1851
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 13, see text
}}
Apostenus is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851.{{cite journal| last=Westring| first=N.| year=1851| title=Förteckning öfver de till närvarande tid Kände, i Sverige förekommande Spindlarter, utgörande ett antal af 253, deraf 132 äro nya för svenska Faunan| journal=Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar| pages=25–62| volume=2| author-link=Niklas_Westring}}
Species
{{as of|2019|09}} it contains thirteen species, found in Europe, Africa, Canada, the United States, and Karakorum:{{cite journal| title=Gen. Apostenus Westring, 1851| website=World Spider Catalog Version 20.0| accessdate=2019-10-11| year=2019| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1737| doi=10.24436/2}}
- 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.