Leptoneta microphthalma Simon, 1872
Description
Male
Similar to L. convexa, except the following character: Palp 2 mm long.
Female
Similar to L. convexa, except the following characters: Palp: femur much longer than tarsus, tarsus as long as tibia and patella together, claw with 2 teeth. Eyes very small, not surrounded with black, posterior eyes sometimes absent, posterior eyes separated from ALE by 5 times ALE diameter. Legs very long, femur with 4 to 6 lateral spines, and with dorsal spines, all other segments, except tarsus, with numerous spines.
Body length female: 3.5 mmAdditional information
Altitude up to 1400 m. In caves, underground river.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Tarsus of pedipalp
(Simon 1914)
Palpal claw
(Dresco 1979)
Vulva
(Dresco 1979)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Simon 1914)
Distribution List
References
Dresco E (1979) Etude des Leptoneta. Description de Leptoneta fouresi, araignée cavernicole nouvelle des Pyrénées françaises (fam. Leptonetidae). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 115: 388-392 
Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468
Mammola S, Pavlek M, Huber B A, Isaia M, Ballarin F, Tolve M, Čupić I, Hesselberg T, Lunghi E, Mouron S, Graco-Roza C, Cardoso P (2022) A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders. Scientific Data 9(236): 1-13
Simon E (1914) Les arachnides de France 6 (1). Paris (Roret): 1-308
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 28-08-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 09-07-2015 | Image insert |