Metaleptyphantes

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Linyphiidae
Subfamilia: Ipainae
Genus: Metaleptyphantes
Species: M. bifoliatus – M. cameroonensis – M. carinatus – M. clavator – M. dentiferens – M. dubius – M. familiaris – M. foulfouldei – M. kraepelini – M. machadoi – M. ovatus – M. perexiguus – M. praecipuus – M. triangulatus – M. uncinatus – M. vates – M. vicinus
Name

Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968

Type species: Metaleptyphantes machadoi George Hazelwood Locket, 1968
References
Primary references

Locket, G.H. 1968. Spiders of the family Linyphiidae from Angola. Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola 71: 61-144. Reference page.

Additional references

Metaleptyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by G. H. Locket in 1968.[2]
Species

As of May 2019 it contains seventeen species:[1]

Metaleptyphantes bifoliatus Locket, 1968 – Angola
Metaleptyphantes cameroonensis Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon
Metaleptyphantes carinatus Locket, 1968 – Angola
Metaleptyphantes clavator Locket, 1968 – Congo, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania
Metaleptyphantes dentiferens Bosmans, 1979 – Kenya
Metaleptyphantes dubius Locket & Russell-Smith, 1980 – Nigeria
Metaleptyphantes familiaris Jocqué, 1984 – South Africa
Metaleptyphantes foulfouldei Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon
Metaleptyphantes kraepelini (Simon, 1905) – Indonesia (Java)
Metaleptyphantes machadoi Locket, 1968 (type) – Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Angola, Uganda, Tanzania
Metaleptyphantes ovatus Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania
Metaleptyphantes perexiguus (Simon & Fage, 1922) – Africa, Comoros
Metaleptyphantes praecipuus Locket, 1968 – Angola, Seychelles
Metaleptyphantes triangulatus Holm, 1968 – Congo
Metaleptyphantes uncinatus Holm, 1968 – Congo
Metaleptyphantes vates Jocqué, 1983 – Gabon
Metaleptyphantes vicinus Locket, 1968 – Angola

See also

List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

References

"Gen. Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
Locket, G. H. (1968). "Spiders of the family Linyphiidae from Angola". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 71: 61–144.