Basasteron is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described by Baehr in 2003.[2] As of 2023, it contains only one species, Basasteron leucosemum, from Lord Howe Island.[1]

Basasteron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Basasteron
Baehr, 2003
Species:
B. leucosemum
Binomial name
Basasteron leucosemum
(Rainbow, 1920)[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Basasteron Baehr, 2003". World Spider Catalog Version 24. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ Baehr, B. (2003). "Three new endemic genera of the Asteron-complex (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Australia: Basasteron, Euasteron, and Spinasteron". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 49: 1–27.