Cavasteron Explained

Cavasteron is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 2000 by Barbara Baehr & Rudy Jocqué.^[1], it contains 12 species, all from Australia.^[2]

Species

Cavasteron comprises the following species:

• Cavasteron agelenoides Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Queensland
• Cavasteron atriceps Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - South Australia
• Cavasteron crassicalcar Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 (type)- Western Australia, South Australia
• Cavasteron exquisitum Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - South Australia, Queensland
• Cavasteron guttulatum Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - South Australia
• Cavasteron index Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Northern Territory
• Cavasteron lacertae Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland
• Cavasteron margaretae Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
• Cavasteron martini Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
• Cavasteron mjoebergi Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
• Cavasteron tenuicalcar Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Western Australia
• Cavasteron triunguis Baehr & Jocqué, 2000 - Queensland

Notes and References

1. Baehr . Barbara . Jocqué . Rudy . Revisions of genera in the Asteron-complex (Araneae: Zodariidae). The new genera Cavasteron and Minasteron . Records of the Western Australian Museum . 2000 . 20 . 1-30 . 29 November 2024.
2. Web site: Zodariidae. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2017-03-21.