''Laperousea'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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dwarf spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917.
it contains only two species, both found in
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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: ''
L. blattifera'' and ''
L. quindecimpunctata''.
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)
This page lists all described species of the spider family Linyphiidae as of July 12, 2020, from I to P, of World Spider Catalog version 21.0
''Ibadana''
'' Ibadana'' Locket & Russell-Smith, 1980
* '' Ibadana cuspidata'' Locket & Russell-Smith, ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Linyphiidae
Spiders of Australia
Spiders of New Zealand
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