Family

Leptonetidae

1 species

Leptonetidae is a family of small spiders adapted to live in dark and moist places such as caves. The family is relatively primitive having diverged around the Middle Jurassic period. They were first described by Eugène Simon in 1890.

Many live in caves or in leaf litter around the Mediterranean, and in Eurasia, Japan and southern North America.

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Leptonetidae is a family of small spiders adapted to live in dark and moist places such as caves. The family is relatively primitive having diverged around the Middle Jurassic period. They were first described by Eugène Simon in 1890.

Many live in caves or in leaf litter around the Mediterranean, and in Eurasia, Japan and southern North America.

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