Leptonetidae
| Leptonetidae | |
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| Tayshaneta anopica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: |
Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 |
| Genera | |
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See text. |
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| Diversity | |
| 23 genera, 300 species | |
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| One species is also found in Vietnam. | |
See text.
Leptonetidae is a family of relatively primitive haplogyne (lacking hardened external female genitalia) spiders, which includes about 23 genera and 300 species. The family is poorly known to anybody but specialists. Leptonetids are generally tiny, have six eyes arranged in a semicircle of four in front and two behind. Many live in caves or in leaf litter. They are found around the Mediterranean, and in Eurasia, Japan and southern North America.
As of March 2017[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:
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