''Leclercera'' is a genus of spiders in the family

Psilodercidae ''Psilodercidae'' is a family of spiders first described as a subfamily of Ochyroceratidae by Machado in 1951 and raised to family rank by J. Wunderlich in 2008. These spiders can be distinguished by the "segestriid positioning" of their six eyes, ...

found in Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, China and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by

Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold Christa Laetitia Deeleman-Reinhold (born 23 November 1930) is a Dutch arachnologist. She specializes in spiders from Southeast Asia and Southern Europe, particularly cave-dwelling and tropical spiders. She donated a collection of about 25,000 Sou ...

, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian spiders. She originally placed under ''

Ochyroceratidae Ochyroceratidae is a six-eyed spider family, with 165 described species in ten genera. They are common inhabitants of caves and the tropical forest litter of South Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and South America. Considered an ecological counterpar ...

'', but it was later moved it to ''

''. It is named for Philippe Leclerc, a collector of spiders in southeast Asia. Members of this genus are usually larger than those in ''

Psiloderces ''Psiloderces'' is a genus of six eyed spiders in the family Psilodercidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.Simon, E. (1892c). Arachnides. In: Raffrey, A., Bolivar, I. & Simon, E.: Etudes cavernicoles de l'île Luzon. Voyage de M. E. Sim ...

'' and ''

Merizocera ''Merizocera'' is a genus of six eyed spiders in the family Psilodercidae, first described by Jean-Louis Fage in 1912.Fage, L. (1912). Etudes sur les araignées cavernicoles. I. Revision des Ochyroceratidae (n. fam.). In: Biospelogica, XXV. Arch ...

'', but can also be distinguished by teeth on the retromargin of the chelicerae (behind the fang), a round

maxillae The maxilla (plural: ''maxillae'' ) in vertebrates is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth. The t ...

, and a longer labium. They can be distinguished from '' Althepus'' by the rounded posterior margin of the

carapace A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tor ...

and a shallow

fovea Fovea () (Latin for "pit"; plural foveae ) is a term in anatomy. It refers to a pit or depression in a structure. Human anatomy *Fovea centralis of the retina * Fovea buccalis or Dimple * Fovea of the femoral head * Trochlear fovea of the fr ...

that doesn't quite reach the posterior thoracic margin, among other factors.

Species

, it contains forty-three species from Asia: * '' Leclercera aniensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera banensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * ''

Leclercera duandai ''Leclercera'' is a genus of spiders in the family Psilodercidae found in Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, China and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian s ...

'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera duibaensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera dumuzhou'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * '' Leclercera ekteenensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Nepal * '' Leclercera hponensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Myanmar * '' Leclercera jianzuiyu'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * '' Leclercera jiazhongensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * ''

Leclercera khaoyai ''Leclercera'' is a genus of spiders in the family Psilodercidae found in Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, China and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian s ...

'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995 ( type) — Thailand * '' Leclercera lizi'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera longiventris'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995 — Thailand * ''

Leclercera machadoi ''Leclercera'' is a genus of spiders in the family Psilodercidae found in Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, China and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian s ...

'' (Brignoli, 1973) — Nepal * ''

Leclercera maochong ''Leclercera'' is a genus of spiders in the family Psilodercidae found in Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, China and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian s ...

'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * ''

Leclercera mianqiu ''Leclercera'' is a genus of spiders in the family Psilodercidae found in Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, China and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian s ...

'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Indonesia (Sulawesi) * ''

Leclercera mulcata ''Leclercera'' is a genus of spiders in the family Psilodercidae found in Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, China and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian s ...

'' (Brignoli, 1973) — Nepal * '' Leclercera nagarjunensis'' F. Y. Li & S. Q. Li, 2018 — Nepal * '' Leclercera negros'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995 — Philippines * '' Leclercera niuqu'' F. Y. Li & S. Q. Li, 2018 — Nepal * '' Leclercera ocellata'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995 — Borneo * '' Leclercera paiensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera pulongensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera renqinensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera sanjiao'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera selasihensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Indonesia (Sumatra) * '' Leclercera shanzi'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera shergylaensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera sidai'' F. Y. Li & S. Q. Li, 2018 — Nepal * '' Leclercera spinata'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995 — Indonesia (Sulawesi) * '' Leclercera suwanensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * '' Leclercera thamkaewensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * '' Leclercera thamsangensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * '' Leclercera tudao'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera undulata'' Wang & Li, 2013 — China * '' Leclercera xiangbabang'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * '' Leclercera xiaodai'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera yamaensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Thailand * '' Leclercera yandou'' Chang & Li, 2020 — Malaysia (Peninsula) * '' Leclercera yanjing'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera yuanzhui'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera zanggaensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera zhamensis'' Chang & Li, 2020 — China * '' Leclercera zhaoi'' F. Y. Li & S. Q. Li, 2018 — Nepal

References

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