''Novafroneta'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.
Species
it contains six species, found in
New Zealand
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:
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Novafroneta annulipes''
Blest, 1979 – New Zealand
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Novafroneta gladiatrix''
Blest, 1979 – New Zealand
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Novafroneta nova''
Blest & Vink, 2003 – New Zealand
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Novafroneta parmulata''
Blest, 1979 – New Zealand
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Novafroneta truncata''
Blest & Vink, 2003 – New Zealand
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Novafroneta vulgaris''
Blest, 1979 (
type
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) – New Zealand
See also
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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
Endemic spiders of New Zealand
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