Maorineta

Maorineta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Maorineta ; Millidge, 1988
Type species
	M. tibialis ; Millidge, 1988
Species
	8, see text

Last updated January 25, 2026

Maorineta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1988.^[2]

Species

As of May 2021^[update] it contains nine species, found in Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and New Zealand:^[1]

Maorineta acerba Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
Maorineta ambigua Millidge, 1991 – Marshall Is., Caroline Is., Cook Is.
Maorineta gentilis Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
Maorineta minor Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
Maorineta mollis Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
Maorineta sulcata Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
Maorineta tibialis Millidge, 1988 (type) – New Zealand
Maorineta tumida Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand

References

1 2 "Gen. Maorineta Millidge, 1988". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-15.
↑ Millidge, A. F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Maorineta Millidge, 1988". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-15.

[Mill1988-2] Millidge, A. F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.

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