| Leptodrassex | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Leptodrassex Murphy, 2007 [1] |
| Type species | |
| L. simoni (Dalmas, 1919) | |
| Species | |
5, see text | |
Leptodrassex is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Murphy in 2007. [2]
As of October 2022 [update] it contains five species: [1]
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