Leptonetela kanellisi (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1971)
Description
Male
Palp: tibia with a proximal, very strong and long spine, followed by 4 strong spines. Prosoma 0.9 mm long.
Body length male: 2.4 mmFemale
Prosoma pale yellow, 1.3 mm long. Eyes absent, in some specimens the anterior medians are discernible as small pale pustules. Chelicerae : promargin with 9 teeth, retromargin with 5 small teeth. Legs : metatarsus with one or 2 dorsal spines , metatarsus II and metatarsus III apically with a transverse row of 5 or 6 long hairs. Opisthosoma whitish grey.
Body length female: 2.9 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1976b)
Pedipalp, expanded
(Brignoli 1976b)
Palpal tibia
(Brignoli 1976b)
Vulva
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971a)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R, Chatzaki M (2005) A catalogue of the spiders of Greece – a critical review of all spider species cited from Greece with their localities. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische arachnologische Vereniging 20 (2, suppl.): 1-124 
Brignoli P M (1976b) Ragni di Grecia IX. Specie nuove o interessanti delle famiglie Leptonetidae, Dysderidae, Pholcidae ed Agelenidae (Araneae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 83: 539-578
Deeleman-Reinhold C L (1971a) A new species of Sulcia Kratochvil (Araneida, Leptonetidae) from Greece, and a discussion of some Japanese cavernicolous Leptonetidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 45: 289-301
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
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 |
| 17-12-2015 | Image insert |