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Leptothrix hardyi

Leptothrix is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Leptothrix hardyi. It was first described by Anton Menge in 1869.

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Leptothrix hardyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Leptothrix
Menge, 18691
Species:
L. hardyi
Binomial name
Leptothrix hardyi
(Blackwall, 1850)
Synonyms1

Leptothrix is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Leptothrix hardyi. It was first described by Anton Menge in 1869.31

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References

  1. "Gen. Leptothrix Menge, 1869". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. Prószyński, J.; Staręga, W. (1971). "Pająki-Aranei". Katalog Fauny Polski. 33: 125.
  3. Menge, A. (1869). "Preussische Spinnen. III. Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 2: 219–264.