Megafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.[2] As of May 2019[update] it contains only three species, found in New Zealand: M. dugdaleae, M. elongata, and M. gigas.[1]
| Megafroneta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Megafroneta Blest, 1979[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. elongata Blest, 1979
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Gen. Megafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ Blest, A. D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.