Leptonetidae
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The Leptonetidae (from gr. Λεπτός ( leptós ) "thin, fine" and νήτη ( nḗtē ) "string, web") are a family of real spiders and comprise 21 genera with 346 species . (As of January 2018)
They are represented in the Mediterranean , Eurasia , Japan and America . The most species-rich genus in Europe is Leptoneta . Hitherto, in Austria with Protoleptoneta italica the only species in Central Europe proved.
description
These are relatively primitive haplogyne spiders, which lack the sclerotized plate over the sexual opening ( epigyne ) of the female. The species are usually tiny and have six eyes. The eyes are arranged in a symmetrical semicircle (four anterior and two posterior). Many species live in caves or the litter layer.
Systematics
The World Spider Catalog currently lists 21 genera and 346 species for the Leptonidae. (As of January 2018)
- Appaleptoneta Platnick , 1986
- Archoleptoneta Gertsch , 1974
- Barusia Kratochvíl , 1978
- Calileptoneta Platnick , 1986
- Cataleptoneta Denis , 1955
- Chisoneta Ledford & Griswold , 2011
- Darkoneta Ledford & Griswold , 2010
- Falcileptoneta Komatsu , 1970
- Leptoneta Simon , 1872
- Leptonetela Kratochvíl , 1978
- Longileptoneta Seo , 2015
- Masirana Kishida , 1942
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Montanineta Ledford & Griswold , 2011
- Montanineta sandra Ledford & Griswold , 2011
- Neoleptoneta Brignoli , 1972
- Ozarkia Ledford & Griswold , 2011
- Paraleptoneta Fage , 1913
- Protoleptoneta Deltshev , 1972
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Rhyssoleptoneta Tong & Li , 2007
- Rhyssoleptoneta latitarsa Tong & Li , 2007
- Sulcia Kratochvíl , 1938
- Tayshaneta Ledford & Griswold , 2011
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Teloleptoneta Ribera , 1988
- Teloleptoneta synthetica Ribera , 1988
Web links
Leptonetidae in the World Spider Catalog
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 19.0 - Leptonetidae . Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ↑ Blick, T .; Bosmans, R .; Buchar, J .; Gajdoš, P .; Hänggi, A .; Van Helsdingen, P; Růžička, V .; Starega, W. & Thaler, K .: Checklist of the spiders of Central Europe (Arachnida: Araneae). Version December 1, 2004. ( PDF ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. )
