| Neostorena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Neostorena Rainbow, 1914 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Neostorena venatoria | |
| Species | |
7, see text | |
Neostorena is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1914 by William Joseph Rainbow. [1] [2] As of 2017 [update] , it contains 7 species from Australia. [1]
Neostorena comprises the following species: [1]
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Arbanitis is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1874.
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