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Dunedinia
LINYPHIIDAE sp. NZ1.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Dunedinia
Millidge, 1988
Type species
D. denticulata
Millidge, 1988
Species

5, see text

Dunedinia is a genus of South Pacific dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1988.

Species

As of May 2019 it contains five species:

  • Dunedinia decolor Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand
  • Dunedinia denticulata Millidge, 1988 (type) – New Zealand
  • Dunedinia occidentalis Millidge, 1993 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Dunedinia opaca Millidge, 1993 – Australia (South Australia)
  • Dunedinia pullata Millidge, 1988 – New Zealand

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Dunedinia para niños

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