Chenistonia

Chenistonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Nemesiidae
Genus:Chenistonia
Hogg[1]
Type species
Chenistonia maculata
Species

6, see text

Chenistonia is a genus of spiders in the Nemesiidae family. It was first described in 1901 by Hogg. As of 2017, it contains 6 species, all from Australia.[1]

Species

Chenistonia comprises the following species:[1]

  • Chenistonia boranup Main, 2012
  • Chenistonia caeruleomontana (Raven, 1984)
  • Chenistonia hickmani (Raven, 1984)
  • Chenistonia maculata Hogg, 1901
  • Chenistonia montana (Raven, 1984)
  • Chenistonia trevallynia Hickman, 1926

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nemesiidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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