Maorineta Explained

Maorineta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1988.^[1]

Species

it contains nine species, found in Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and New Zealand:^[2]

• Maorineta acerba Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
• Maorineta ambigua Millidge, 1991 – Marshall Is., Caroline Is., Cook Is.
• Maorineta gentilis Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
• Maorineta minor Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
• Maorineta mollis Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
• Maorineta sulcata Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
• Maorineta tibialis Millidge, 1988 (type) – New Zealand
• Maorineta tumida Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Millidge. A. F.. 1988. The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae. Otago Museum Bulletin. 35–67. 6. A._F._Millidge.
2. Gen. Maorineta Millidge, 1988. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-15. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.