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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Lepthyphantes  Menge, 1866   58 species

Lepthyphantes leknizii Barrientos, 2020

Description

Colour: Carapace, chelicerae, sternum and legs yellowish orange, opisthosoma pale grey, nearly whitish, dorsal pattern absent.

Eyes are completely absent. Chelicerae with three promarginal teeth, the middle one the largest; two retromarginal minute teeth. Legs long, Fe I, Ti I and Mt I 1.6 times as long as prosoma; chaetotaxy 2222; position of trichobothrium on Mt I 0.128; trichobothrium on Mt IV absent. Prosoma with several
long setae in the cephalic region. Opisthosoma with some long setae.

Pedipalp: Paracymbium wide, proximal part with seven scattered spines and a protrusion on the front edge, middle part with a strong notch bordered by two teeth, the longer and stouter one pointed outwards, distal part slender and terminally slightly enlarged; suprategular apophysis pointed; lamella characteristica broad, markedly widened distally; terminal apophyses broad at its base then tapered, apically curved and directed outwards.

Body length male: 2.25 mm
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Distribution comment: Only known from the type locality (Taza).
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Morocco
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Morocco   (Barrientos et al., 2020a) |||
References

Barrientos J A, Brañas N, Mederos J (2020a) The high complexity of Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) evidenced through ten new cave-dweller species from the Morocco. Zoosystema 42: 1-29 pdf

Lecigne S, Moutaouakil S, Lips J (2023) Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Morocco (Arachnida: Araneae) – first note – on new records of cave spiders. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 66: 44-71 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
20-01-2024 Datasheet update Detail
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03-05-2020 Distribution update Detail
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