Frontinellina
Genus of spiders
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Frontinellina is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by P. J. van Helsdingen in 1969.[2]
| Frontinellina | |
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| F. frutetorum | |
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| F. frutetorum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 1969[1] |
| Type species | |
| F. frutetorum (C. L. Koch, 1835) | |
| Species | |
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Its four described species are found in Europe, Asia and Africa.[1]
Species
As of November 2025[update], this genus includes four species:[1]
- Frontinellina dearmata (Kulczyński, 1899) – Madeira
- Frontinellina frutetorum (C. L. Koch, 1835) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia (type species)
- Frontinellina gemalakaensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
- Frontinellina locketi van Helsdingen, 1970 – South Africa
