Pentasteron
{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}
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| taxon=Pentasteron
| type_species = Pentasteron simplex
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 8, see text
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Pentasteron is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 2001 by Baehr & Jocqué. {{As of|2017}}, it contains 8 Australian species.{{cite web|title=Zodariidae| website=World Spider Catalog| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| accessdate=2017-03-22| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3865}}
Species
Pentasteron comprises 8 species:
- P. intermedium Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 — Southern Australia
- P. isobelae Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
- P. oscitans Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 — Australia (New South Wales)
- P. parasimplex Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 — Australia (Victoria)
- P. securifer Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 — Australia (Western Australia)
- P. simplex Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 (type) — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
- P. sordidum Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 — Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
- P. storosoides Baehr & Jocqué, 2001 — Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
References
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