Archoleptonetidae

Archoleptonetidae
Archoleptoneta sp. from California
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Opisthothelae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Superfamily:	Leptonetoidea
Family:	Archoleptonetidae Gertsch, 1974
blue: reported countries (WSC)

Archoleptonetidae is a family of spiders in the order Araneae. There are two genera and eight described species in Archoleptonetidae. They are known from the western USA, southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama. This family was formerly a subfamily of Leptonetidae. ^{[1] [2]}

Genera

As of January 2026 ^[update] , this family includes two genera and eight species: ^[1]

• Genus Archoleptoneta Gertsch, 1974
  • Archoleptoneta gertschi Ledford & Griswold, 2010 - United States
  • Archoleptoneta schusteri Gertsch, 1974 - United States
• Genus Darkoneta Ledford & Griswold, 2010
  • Darkoneta arganoi (Brignoli, 1974) - Mexico
  • Darkoneta garza (Gertsch, 1974) - United States
  • Darkoneta obscura (Gertsch, 1974) - Mexico
  • Darkoneta quetzal Ledford & Griswold, 2010 - Guatemala
  • Darkoneta reddelli Ledford & Griswold, 2010 - Mexico
  • Darkoneta stridulans (Platnick, 1994) - Panama

References

1. "Family: Archoleptonetidae Gertsch, 1974". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-24.
2. Ledford, Joel; Derkarabetian, Shahan; Ribera, Carles; Starrett, James; et al. (2021). "Phylogenomics and biogeography of leptonetid spiders (Araneae: Leptonetidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 35. doi: 10.1071/IS20065 .

External links

• Citizen science observations for Archoleptonetidae at iNaturalist