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Metafroneta

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Metafroneta
Holotype of Metafroneta subversa Blest & Vink, 2002, from Te Papa's insects collection.
Holotype of Metafroneta subversa held at Te Papa, Wellington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Metafroneta
Blest, 1979[1]
Type species
M. sinuosa
Blest, 1979
Species

3, see text

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

Species

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As of May 2021 it contains three species:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Metafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. ^ Blest, A. D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.