Patagoneta is a monotypic genus of South American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Patagoneta antarctica. It was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1985,[2] and has only been found in Chile.[1]

Patagoneta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Patagoneta
Millidge, 1985[1]
Species:
P. antarctica
Binomial name
Patagoneta antarctica
(Tullgren, 1901)

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Patagoneta Millidge, 1985". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. ^ Millidge, A. F. (1985). "Some linyphiid spiders from South America (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". American Museum Novitates (2836): 1–78.