Lepthyphantes

Lepthyphantes
Lepthyphantes leprosus
L. minutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Subfamily: Linyphiinae
Genus: Lepthyphantes
Menge, 1866
Type species
L. minutus
(Blackwall, 1833)
Species

144, see text

Lepthyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.

Its species are found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 144 species and one subspecies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. ↑ Menge, A. (1866). "Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 1: 1–152.