Cassafroneta
Sign in to saveCassafroneta is a monotypic genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders containing the single species, Cassafroneta forsteri. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979, and has only been found in New Zealand.
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Cassafroneta is a monotypic genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders containing the single species, Cassafroneta forsteri. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979, and has only been found in New Zealand.
==Taxonomy== This species was described in 1979 by A.D. Blest from a male specimen. It was most recently revised in 2002, in which the female was described. This species is the sole member of the Cassafroneta genus.
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