Leptonetidae  Simon, 1890 / Leptoneta  Simon, 1872   35 species

Leptoneta alpica Simon, 1882

Description
Male

Similar to L. convexa, except the following character: Palp 1 mm long.

Body length male: 2 mm
Female

Similar to L. convexa, except the following characters: Prosoma greenish brown, with a dark borderline. Sternum brownish. Eyes large, equal in size, posteriors less than 0.5 diameter from ALE. Legs greenish brown, femur without spines. Opisthosoma purplish brown.

Body length female: 2 mm
Additional information

In forests, among damp moss or under large stones.

No illustrations for females available.

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): France
Figures
Distribution List
France   (Le Peru, 2007) |||
References

Fage L (1913) Etudes sur les araignées cavernicoles. II Revision des Leptonetidae. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale (5) 10: 479-576 pdf

Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468 pdf

Simon E (1914) Les arachnides de France 6 (1). Paris (Roret): 1-308 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
28-08-2025 Distribution update Detail
09-07-2015 Image insert