Leptonetidae is a relatively primitive

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spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

s first described by

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in 1890. It is made up of tiny

haplogyne The Haplogynae or haplogynes are one of the two main groups into which araneomorph spiders have traditionally been divided, the other being the Entelegynae. Morphological phylogenetic studies suggested that the Haplogynae formed a clade; more recen ...

spiders, meaning they lack the hardened external female genitalia. Their six eyes are arranged in a semicircle of four in front and two behind. Many live in caves or in leaf litter around the

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, and in

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and southern

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, the

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accepted the following genera: *'' Appaleptoneta'' Platnick, 1986 — United States *'' Barusia'' Kratochvíl, 1978 — Montenegro, Croatia, Greece *'' Calileptoneta'' Platnick, 1986 — United States *'' Cataleptoneta'' Denis, 1955 — Asia, Europe *'' Chisoneta'' Ledford & Griswold, 2011 — United States, Mexico *'' Falcileptoneta'' Komatsu, 1970 — Japan, Korea *'' Jingneta'' Wang & Li, 2020 *'' Leptoneta'' Simon, 1872 — Europe, Asia, Algeria *'' Leptonetela'' Kratochvíl, 1978 — Greece, Asia *'' Longileptoneta'' Seo, 2015 — Korea *'' Masirana'' Kishida, 1942 — Japan, Korea *'' Montanineta'' Ledford & Griswold, 2011 — United States *'' Neoleptoneta'' Brignoli, 1972 — Mexico *'' Ozarkia'' Ledford & Griswold, 2011 — United States *'' Paraleptoneta'' Fage, 1913 — Algeria, Italy *'' Protoleptoneta'' Deltshev, 1972 — Europe *'' Rhyssoleptoneta'' Tong & Li, 2007 — China *'' Sulcia'' Kratochvíl, 1938 — Europe *'' Tayshaneta'' Ledford & Griswold, 2011 — United States *'' Teloleptoneta'' Ribera, 1988 — Portugal *'' Yueleptoneta'' Tong, 2022 Two genera have been moved to the family Archoleptonetidae: *'' Archoleptoneta'' Gertsch, 1974 — United States *'' Darkoneta'' Ledford & Griswold, 2010 — North America, Central America

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