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Basasteron

Basasteron is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described by Barbara Baehr in 2003. As of 2024, it contains only one species, Basasteron leucosemum, from Lord Howe Island.

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Jul 29, 2026
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Length
105 w
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Source
Basasteron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Basasteron
Baehr, 2003
Species:
B. leucosemum
Binomial name
Basasteron leucosemum
(Rainbow, 1920)1

Basasteron is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described by Barbara Baehr in 2003.2 As of 2024, it contains only one species, Basasteron leucosemum, from Lord Howe Island.1

References

References

  1. "Gen. Basasteron Baehr, 2003". World Spider Catalog Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. Baehr, Barbara (2003). "Three new endemic genera of the Asteron-complex (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Australia: Basasteron, Euasteron, and Spinasteron". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 49: 1–27.