Poecilafroneta
Sign in to savePoecilafroneta is a monotypic genus of Polynesian sheet weavers containing the single species, Poecilafroneta caudata. It was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979, and has only been found in New Zealand.
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Vinony files it under Endemic spiders of New Zealand, Linyphiidae and Monotypic Araneomorphae genera.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Linyphiidae
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Poecilafroneta is a monotypic genus of Polynesian sheet weavers containing the single species, Poecilafroneta caudata. 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 male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
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