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| Novafroneta | |
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| Novafroneta nova | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Novafroneta Blest, 1979[1] |
| Type species | |
| N. vulgaris Blest, 1979 | |
| Species | |
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Novafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.[2]
Species
[edit]As of May 2019[update] it contains six species, found in New Zealand:[1]
- Novafroneta annulipes Blest, 1979 – New Zealand
- Novafroneta gladiatrix Blest, 1979 – New Zealand
- Novafroneta nova Blest & Vink, 2003 – New Zealand
- Novafroneta parmulata Blest, 1979 – New Zealand
- Novafroneta truncata Blest & Vink, 2003 – New Zealand
- Novafroneta vulgaris Blest, 1979 (type) – New Zealand
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Novafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ↑ Blest, A. D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae" (PDF). Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
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