Neoleptoneta

Neoleptoneta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Leptonetidae
Genus:	Neoleptoneta ; Brignoli, 1972
Type species
	Leptoneta capilla ; Gertsch, 1971
Species
	8, see text

Last updated November 12, 2025

Neoleptoneta is a genus of North American leptonetids that was first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1972.^[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains eight species, all found in Mexico:^[1]

Neoleptoneta bonita (Gertsch, 1974) – Mexico
Neoleptoneta brunnea (Gertsch, 1974) – Mexico
Neoleptoneta caliginosa Brignoli, 1977 – Mexico
Neoleptoneta capilla (Gertsch, 1971) (type) – Mexico
Neoleptoneta delicata (Gertsch, 1971) – Mexico
Neoleptoneta limpida (Gertsch, 1974) – Mexico
Neoleptoneta rainesi (Gertsch, 1971) – Mexico
Neoleptoneta reclusa (Gertsch, 1971) – Mexico

References

1 2 "Gen. Neoleptoneta Brignoli, 1972". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-12.
↑ Brignoli, P. M. (1972). "Some cavernicolous spiders from Mexico (Araneae)". Quaderno, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. 171: 129–155.

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[NMBE-1] 1 2 "Gen. Neoleptoneta Brignoli, 1972". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-12.

[Brig1972-2] Brignoli, P. M. (1972). "Some cavernicolous spiders from Mexico (Araneae)". Quaderno, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. 171: 129–155.

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Neoleptoneta

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