Lepthercus
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| Lepthercus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Entypesidae |
| Genus: | Lepthercus Purcell, 1902[1] |
| Type species | |
| L. dregei Purcell, 1902 | |
| Species | |
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11, see text | |
Lepthercus is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902.[2] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae,[2] it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985,[3] then to the Entypesidae in 2020.[4]
All described species are endemic to South Africa.[1]
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes eleven species:[1]
- Lepthercus confusus Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus dippenaarae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus dregei Purcell, 1902 (type species)
- Lepthercus engelbrechti Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus filmeri Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus haddadi Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus kwazuluensis Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus lawrencei Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus mandelai Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
- Lepthercus rattrayi Hewitt, 1917
- Lepthercus sofiae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
