Novafroneta

Novafroneta
	Novafroneta nova
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Novafroneta ; Blest, 1979
Type species
	N. vulgaris ; Blest, 1979
Species
	6, see text

Last updated January 25, 2026

Novafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.^[2]

Species

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

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". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.

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[wsc-1] 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.

[Bles1979-2] Blest, A. D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.

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Novafroneta

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
6, see text