''Cavasteron'' is a genus of spiders in the family
Zodariidae
Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia, and the Indian su ...
. It was first described in 2000 by
Barbara Baehr & Rudy Jocqué.
, it contains 12 species, all from
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
Species
''Cavasteron'' comprises the following species:
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Cavasteron agelenoides''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 -
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
*''
Cavasteron atriceps''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 -
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
*''
Cavasteron crassicalcar''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 (
type
Type may refer to:
Science and technology Computing
* Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc.
* Data type, collection of values used for computations.
* File type
* TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file.
* ...
)-
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, South Australia
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Cavasteron exquisitum''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - South Australia, Queensland
*''
Cavasteron guttulatum''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - South Australia
*''
Cavasteron index''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 -
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
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Cavasteron lacertae''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland
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Cavasteron margaretae''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
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Cavasteron martini''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
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Cavasteron mjoebergi''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
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Cavasteron tenuicalcar''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
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Cavasteron triunguis''
Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Queensland
References
Zodariidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
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