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Neostorena

Neostorena is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1914 by William Joseph Rainbow. As of 2017, it contains 7 species from Australia.

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Neostorena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Neostorena
Rainbow, 19141
Type species
Neostorena venatoria
Species

7, see text

Neostorena is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1914 by William Joseph Rainbow.12 As of 2017, it contains 7 species from Australia.1

Species

Neostorena comprises the following species:1

  • N. grayi Jocqué, 1991 — Australia (New South Wales)
  • N. minor Jocqué, 1991 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
  • N. spirafera (L. Koch, 1872) — Australia (Queensland)
  • N. torosa (Simon, 1908) — Australia (Western Australia)
  • N. venatoria Rainbow, 1914 (type) — Australia (Victoria)
  • N. victoria Jocqué, 1991 — Australia (Victoria)
  • N. vituperata Jocqué, 1995 — Australia (Queensland)
References

References

  1. "Zodariidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. Rainbow, W. J. (1914). A new Victorian araneiad. Australian Zoologist 1(1): 21-23.