Chenistonia

Genus of spiders

Chenistonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Chenistonia
Hogg, 1901[1]
Type species
Chenistonia maculata
Species

8, see text

Chenistonia is a genus of spiders in the family Anamidae. It was first described in 1901 by Henry Roughton Hogg. As of 2020[update], it contains 8 species, all from Australia.[1]

Species

Chenistonia comprises 8 species:[1]

  • Chenistonia boranup Main, 2012 — Australia (Western Australia)
  • Chenistonia caeruleomontana (Raven, 1984) — Australia (New South Wales)
  • Chenistonia earthwatchorum (Raven, 1984) — Australia (Queensland)
  • Chenistonia hickmani (Raven, 1984) — Australia (New South Wales)
  • Chenistonia maculata Hogg, 1901 — Australia (Victoria)
  • Chenistonia montana (Raven, 1984) — Australia (New South Wales)
  • Chenistonia trevallynia Hickman, 1926 — Australia (Tasmania)
  • Chenistonia tropica (Raven, 1984) — Australia (Queensland)


References

  1. ^ a b c "Chenistonia". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
Taxon identifiers
Chenistonia


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