Rhyssoleptoneta Explained

Rhyssoleptoneta is a genus of East Asian leptonetids containing 2 species, Rhyssoleptoneta latitarsa and Rhyssoleptoneta aosen. It was first described by Y. F. Tong & S. Q. Li in 2007,^[1] and has only been found in China.^[2] The male of the type species was first described in 2007, and the female was first described in 2012.^[3]

Species

it contains two species:

• Rhyssoleptoneta aosen Zhu & Li, 2021 — China
• Rhyssoleptoneta latitarsa Tong & Li, 2007 (type) — China

See also

• List of Leptonetidae species

Notes and References

1. Tong. Y. F.. Li. S. Q.. 2007. Description of Rhyssoleptoneta latitarsa gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Hebei Province, China.. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 35–37. 32.
2. Gen. Rhyssoleptoneta Tong & Li, 2007. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-12. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Wang. C. X.. Tao. Y.. Li. S. Q.. 2012. Notes on the genus Rhyssoleptoneta, with first report on the female of the type species (Araneae, Leptonetidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 37. 870.