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Maorineta

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Maorineta
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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As of May 2021 it contains nine species, found in Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and New Zealand:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Millidge, A. F. (1988). "The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 35–67.