Neoleptoneta

Neoleptoneta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Leptonetidae
Genus:	Neoleptoneta Brignoli, 1972[1]
Type species
Leptoneta capilla Gertsch, 1971
Species
8, see text

Neoleptoneta is a genus of North American leptonetids that was first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1972.[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains eight species, all found in Mexico:[1]

• Neoleptoneta bonita (Gertsch, 1974) – Mexico
• Neoleptoneta brunnea (Gertsch, 1974) – Mexico
• Neoleptoneta caliginosa Brignoli, 1977 – Mexico
• Neoleptoneta capilla (Gertsch, 1971) (type) – Mexico
• Neoleptoneta delicata (Gertsch, 1971) – Mexico
• Neoleptoneta limpida (Gertsch, 1974) – Mexico
• Neoleptoneta rainesi (Gertsch, 1971) – Mexico
• Neoleptoneta reclusa (Gertsch, 1971) – Mexico

See also

• List of Leptonetidae species

References

1. "Gen. Neoleptoneta Brignoli, 1972". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
2. Brignoli, P. M. (1972). "Some cavernicolous spiders from Mexico (Araneae)". Quaderno, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. 171: 129–155.