Metafroneta is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by A. D. Blest in 1979.[2]
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| Holotype of Metafroneta subversa held at Te Papa, Wellington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Metafroneta Blest, 1979[1] |
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| M. sinuosa Blest, 1979
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Species
editAs of May 2021[update] it contains three species:[1]
- Metafroneta minima Blest, 1979 – New Zealand
- Metafroneta sinuosa Blest, 1979 (type) – New Zealand
- Metafroneta subversa Blest & Vink, 2002 – New Zealand
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Metafroneta Blest, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ Blest, A. D. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum Bulletin. 5: 95–173.