Family: LEPTONETIDAE Simon, 1890
cave spiders
Similar Families
PHOLCIDAE TELEMIDAE OCHYROCERATIDAE
Family Name Authority
Simon, E. 1890. Études arachnologiques. 22e Mémoire. XXXIV. Etude sur les arachnides de l'Yemen. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 10: 77-124.
Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness
Number of Nearctic Species: 40 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)
Nearctic/Palearctic Genera
| # | Genus | Ref. | Common Name |
| 1 | Appaleptoneta Platnick, 1986 |  |
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| 2 | Archoleptoneta Gertsch, 1974 | |
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| 3 | Calileptoneta Platnick, 1986 | |
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| 4 | Leptoneta Simon, 1872 | |
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| 5 | Neoleptoneta Brignoli, 1972 | |
Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images
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