Leptodrassex

Leptodrassex
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Leptodrassex Murphy, 2007[1]
Type species
L. simoni (Dalmas, 1919)
Species
5, see text

Leptodrassex is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Murphy in 2007.[2]

Species

As of October 2022^[update] it contains five species:[1]

• Leptodrassex algericus (Dalmas, 1919) – Algeria, Libya
• Leptodrassex capensis Haddad & Booysen, 2022 – South Africa
• Leptodrassex hylaestomachi (Berland, 1934) – Canary Is.
• Leptodrassex murphyi Haddad & Booysen, 2022 – Mozambique, South Africa
• Leptodrassex simoni (Dalmas, 1919) (type) – Portugal, Spain, France, Lebanon

References

1. "Gen. Leptodrassex Murphy, 2007". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
2. Murphy, J. (2007). Gnaphosid genera of the world.