Archoleptonetidae Explained

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.

Genera

These genera and species belong to the family Archoleptonetidae:

• 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