Archoleptonetidae
| Archoleptonetidae | |
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| Archoleptoneta sp. from California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Opisthothelae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Superfamily: | Leptonetoidea |
| Family: | Archoleptonetidae Gertsch, 1974 |
Archoleptonetidae is a family of spiders in the order Araneae. There are two genera and about eight described species in Archoleptonetidae. They are known from the western USA, southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama. This family was formerly a subfamily of Leptonetidae.[1][2]
Genera
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this family includes two genera and the following species:[1]
- Genus Archoleptoneta Gertsch, 1974
- Archoleptoneta gertschi Ledford & Griswold, 2010 - United States
- Archoleptoneta schusteri Gertsch, 1974 - United States
- Genus Darkoneta Ledford & Griswold, 2010
- Darkoneta arganoi (Brignoli, 1974) - Mexico
- Darkoneta garza (Gertsch, 1974) - United States
- Darkoneta obscura (Gertsch, 1974) - Mexico
- Darkoneta quetzal Ledford & Griswold, 2010 - Guatemala
- Darkoneta reddelli Ledford & Griswold, 2010 - Mexico
- Darkoneta stridulans (Platnick, 1994) - Panama
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Family: Archoleptonetidae Gertsch, 1974". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ^ Ledford, Joel; Derkarabetian, Shahan; Ribera, Carles; Starrett, James; et al. (2021). "Phylogenomics and biogeography of leptonetid spiders (Araneae: Leptonetidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 35. doi:10.1071/IS20065.
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