Appaleptoneta Explained

Appaleptoneta is a genus of North American Leptonetids that was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1986.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species, all found in the United States:^[2]

• Appaleptoneta barrowsi (Gertsch, 1974) – USA
• Appaleptoneta coma (Barrows, 1940) – USA
• Appaleptoneta credula (Gertsch, 1974) – USA
• Appaleptoneta fiskei (Gertsch, 1974) – USA
• Appaleptoneta gertschi (Barrows, 1940) – USA
• Appaleptoneta jonesi (Gertsch, 1974) – USA
• Appaleptoneta silvicultrix (Crosby & Bishop, 1925) (type) – USA

See also

• List of Leptonetidae species

Notes and References

1. Platnick. N. I.. 1986. On the tibial and patellar glands, relationships, and American genera of the spider family Leptonetidae (Arachnida, Araneae).. American Museum Novitates. 1–16. 2855. Norman_I._Platnick.
2. Gen. Appaleptoneta Platnick, 1986. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-12. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Bern. Natural History Museum.