Pentasteron

Pentasteron is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 2001 by Baehr & Jocqué. As of 2017^[update], it contains 8 Australian species.^[1]

Pentasteron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Pentasteron Jocqué[1]
Type species
Pentasteron simplex
Species
8, see text

Species

Pentasteron comprises 8 species:^[1]

• 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)