Leptoneta Simon, 1872

Tong, Yanfeng & Li, Shuqiang, 2008, Six new cave-dwelling species of Leptoneta (Arachnida, Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Beijing and adjacent regions, China, Zoosystema 30 (2), pp. 371-386 : 372

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5392616
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5469002
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scientific name	Leptoneta Simon, 1872
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Genus Leptoneta Simon, 1872 View in CoL View at ENA

Leptoneta Simon, 1872: 479 View in CoL .

TYPE SPECIES. — Leptoneta convexa Simon, 1872 .

DIAGNOSIS. — Small sized species (body length 1.0- 3.0 mm). Carapace usually with indistinct median groove. Six eyes with the PME separated from the strongly recurved ALE and PLE; rarely with eyes continuous, or degenerate to four, two or even none. Chelicerae with teeth on both promargin and retromargin. Legs slender, Leg formula usually I-IV-II-III. Male palp usually with strong spines on ventral surface of femur, and/or with strong spines or apophysis on tibia; bulb simple. Female with a pair of spermathecae; atrium oval to triangular in shape.

DISTRIBUTION. — Algeria, East Asia ( China, Korea), North America ( Mexico, USA), Western Europe ( France, Italy, Portugal, Spain).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Leptonetidae