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Leptopholcus

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Leptopholcus
L. tanikawai, male
L. tanikawai, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Leptopholcus
Simon, 1893[1]
Type species
L. signifer
Simon, 1893
Species

22, see text

Leptopholcus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.[2]

Species

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As of June 2019 it contains twenty-two species, found only in Africa and Asia:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Leptopholcus Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. Paris 1, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973. pp. 257–488. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.