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Leptonetidae  Simon, 1890 / Leptonetela  Kratochvíl, 1978   12 species

Leptonetela penevi Wang & Li, 2016

Description
Male

Prosoma yellowish, eyes completely reduced. Prosoma length: 0.77 mm. Sternum and legs yellowish. Opisthosoma pale brown, without distinctive pattern.

Body length male: 1.83 mm
Female

Colouration as in males. Prosoma length: 0.75 mm.

Body length female: 2.03 mm
Additional information

In caves.

Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Greece
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Greece   (Wu et al., 2016) |||
References

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 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

Wu Y, Wang C X, Zheng G, Li S Q (2016) Three new species of the genus Leptonetela from Greece (Araneae, Leptonetidae). ZooKeys 569: 23-35 pdf

Updates
28-08-2025 Distribution update Detail
08-03-2016 Distribution update Detail
08-03-2016 Image insert