''Montanineta'' is a
monotypic
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genus
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of
North America
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n
leptonetid spiders containing the single species, ''Montanineta sandra''. It was first described by J. Ledford in 2011,
and has only been found in the
United States
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.
See also
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List of Leptonetidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Leptonetidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog
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References
Leptonetidae
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of the United States
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