| Napometa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Napometa Benoit, 1977 [1] |
| Type species | |
| N. sanctaehelenae Benoit, 1977 | |
| Species | |
2, see text | |
Napometa is a genus of Atlantic dwarf spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1977. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains two species: [1]
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