Spinestis is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae, which resembles Tapinesthis and Megaoonops.[2] The genus has a single species, Spinestis nikita. These are found to be distributed in and around the southern shores of Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine.[2]
| Spinestis | |
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| Female Spinestis nikita | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Spinestis Saaristo & Marusik, 2009[1] |
| Species: | S. nikita |
| Binomial name | |
| Spinestis nikita Saaristo & Marusik, 2009[1] | |