| Parafroneta | |
|---|---|
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| P. marrineri, female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Parafroneta Blest, 1979 [1] |
| Type species | |
| P. marrineri (Hogg, 1909) | |
| Species | |
14, see text | |
Parafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains fourteen species: [1]
Linyphiidae is a family of very small spiders comprising 4694 described species in 623 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. The family is poorly known; new genera and species are still being discovered throughout the world. The newest such genus is Himalafurca from Nepal, formally described in April 2021 by Tanasevitch. Because of the difficulty in identifying such tiny spiders, there are regular changes in taxonomy as species are combined or divided.
Cambridgea is a spider genus in the family Desidae and some of the first endemic spiders described from New Zealand. They are known for constructing large horizontal sheet webs measuring up to a square metre in larger species. Cambridgea were originally assigned to the Agelenidae by Dalmas in 1917 but were reassigned to the Stiphidiidae in 1973. Most recently, both Cambridgea and sister genus Nanocambridgea were reassigned to the Desidae, subfamily Porteriinae on the basis of molecular evidence.
Promynoglenes is a genus of Polynesian sheet weavers that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.
Cambridgea decorata is a species of spiders in the genus Cambridgea found only in New Zealand. It is classified as "data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. The only published records are of specimens collected in the 1940s from Parnell, and Waiheke Island (females). Both localities are in or near Auckland City.
Laetesia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1908.
Laetesia pulcherrima is a species of sheet weaver spider found in New Zealand. It was described by Blest & Vink in 2003.
Nanocambridgea is a monotypic genus of intertidal spiders containing the single species, Nanocambridgea gracilipes. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973, and is found on New Zealand. Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the Desidae after a 2017 genetic study. A male described as N. grandis in 2000 was synonymized with Cambridgea reinga in 2011.
Cassafroneta is a monotypic genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders containing the single species, Cassafroneta forsteri. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979, and has only been found in New Zealand.
Haplinis is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.
Hyperafroneta is a monotypic genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders containing the single species, Hyperafroneta obscura. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979, and has only been found in New Zealand.
Megafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979. As of May 2019 it contains only three species, found in New Zealand: M. dugdaleae, M. elongata, and M. gigas.
Metafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.
Metamynoglenes is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.
Novafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.
Novalaetesia is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1988.
Poecilafroneta is a monotypic genus of Polynesian sheet weavers containing the single species, Poecilafroneta caudata. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979, and has only been found in New Zealand.
Protoerigone is a genus of Polynesian sheet weavers that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.
Pseudafroneta is a genus of Polynesian sheet weavers that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.
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