''Amphinecta'' is a

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intertidal spiders first described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, ...

in 1898.Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973)
The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV
''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 4: 1-309.

Species

it contains eleven species, all found in

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: *'' Amphinecta decemmaculata'' Simon, 1898 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta dejecta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta luta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta mara'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta milina'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *''

Amphinecta mula ''Amphinecta'' ''mula'' is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973)The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV ''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 4: 1-309. Taxonomy This species was described by Ray Forster and Ce ...

'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta pika'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *''

Amphinecta pila ''Amphinecta'' ''pila'' is a species of Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973)The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV ''Otago Museum Bulletin'' 4: 1-309. Taxonomy This species was described by Ray Forster and Ce ...

'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta puka'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta tama'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta tula'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand

References

Desidae genera Endemic spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Desidae-stub