Maorineta
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| Maorineta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Maorineta Millidge, 1988[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. tibialis Millidge, 1988 | |
| Species | |
| 8, see text | |
Maorineta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1988.[2]
Species
[edit]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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.