Acroaspis scutifer (Keyserling, 1886) Keyserling, 1886

W. Framenau, Volker, 2019, Generic and family transfers, and numina dubia for orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) in the Australasian, Oriental and Pacific regions, Evolutionary Systematics 3 (1), pp. 1-27 : 4

Acroaspis scutifer (Keyserling, 1886) comb. n. Fig. 2D, F

Epeira scutifera Keyserling, 1886: 152-153, pl. 12, figs 7, 7a.

Araneus scutiferus (Keyserling). Rainbow 1911: 192.

Araneus scutifer (Keyserling). Bonnet 1955: 592.

Type material.

Holotype of Epeira scutifera Keyserling, 1887: female, Sydney [33°53'S, 151°13'E, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA), Museum Godeffroy (ZMH Rack (1961) -catalog 271) (examined).

Remarks.

The female holotype of Epeira scutifera clearly shows the somatic and genitalic characters that are here considered characteristic for the genus, in particular the shape of the carapace and the shape of the epigyne (Figs 2 D–F). Therefore, I here transfer the species to Acroaspis , Acroaspis scutifer (Keyserling, 1887), comb. n.

The specific epithet is not an adjective, but derived from the Latin masculine noun (scutifer - squire, armiger), and therefore Keyserling’s (1887) ' scutifera ' was correctly adjusted to scutifer by Bonnet (1955).