''Pitonga'' is a

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of intertidal spiders containing the single species, ''Pitonga woolowa''. It was first described by V. T. Davies in 1984, and has only been found in Northern Australia.

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Desidae Spiders described in 1984 Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Valerie Todd Davies {{Araneomorphae-stub