The species can be distinguished from others in the genus by the lack of central pocket in the female's epigyne.

This feature led Dmitri Logunov to consider whether the spider belongs to the genus.

The genus is named for two Greek words, néos, which means new, and théa, which can be translated aspect.

[2] The species was considered of uncertain taxonomic status by Dmitri Logunov in 2009.

[3] The species in the genus are hard to distinguish, leading to Barbara Patoleta and Marek Żabka suggesting that to understand the relationships between the different species requires the study of genes rather than physical attributes.

[7] The subtribe is divided into harmochirines and pellenines, and the genus is allocated to the latter group, which is characterised by living on open sunny ground.