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Leptonetidae  Simon, 1890 / Cataleptoneta  Denis, 1955   7 species

Cataleptoneta sbordonii (Brignoli, 1968)

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002950

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Description
Male

Prosoma and sternum yellowish. Eyes: posteriors more than one diameter from ALE. Chelicerae: promargin with 7 or 8 teeth, retromargin with 3 or 4 teeth. Legs yellowish. Opisthosoma purple-grey.

Body length male: 2 mm
Female

Prosoma and sternum yellowish. Eyes: posteriors more than one diameter from ALE. Chelicerae: promargin with 7-8 teeth, retromargin with 3-4 teeth. Legs yellowish. Opisthosoma purple-grey.

Body length female: 1.8 mm
Additional information

In caves.

Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Turkey
Phenology
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Figures
species

male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Brignoli 1968c)

species

male Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1978d)

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male Bulbus
(Brignoli 1968c)

species

male Apical part of bulbus
(Brignoli 1968c)

species

male Palpal femur, mesal view
(Brignoli 1968c)

species

male Palpal femur, retrolateral view
(Brignoli 1968c)

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male Palpal tibia
(Brignoli 1968c)

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male Chelicera
(Brignoli 1968c)

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male Tarsal claw of leg I, lateral view
(Brignoli 1968c)

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female Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1968c)

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female Tip of pedipalp
(Brignoli 1968c)

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female Vulva
(Brignoli 1968c)

Distribution List
Turkey (Asia)   (Danışman et al., 2025a) |||
References

Brignoli P M (1968c) Due nuove Paraleptoneta cavernicole dell'Asia Minore (Araneae, Leptonetidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 6: 23-37 pdf

Brignoli P M (1978d) Ragni di Turchia IV. Leptonetidae, Dysderidae ed Agelenidae nuovi o interessanti di grotte della Turchia meridionale (Araneae). Quaderni di Speleologia, Circolo Speleologico Romano 3: 37-54 pdf

Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info pdf

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

Updates
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