''Lepthercus'' is a

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mygalomorph The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to t ...

spiders in the family

Entypesidae ''Entypesidae'' is a family of African mygalomorphae spiders. It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae). Genera , the World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog ...

. It was first described by

William Frederick Purcell William Frederick Purcell (18 September 1866 - 3 October 1919) was an English-born South African arachnologist and zoologist. He is regarded as being the founder of modern Arachnology, araneology in South Africa. Early life and education Pur ...

in 1902. Originally placed with the

Ctenizidae Ctenizidae ( ) is a small family of mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation, and silk. They may be called trapdoor spiders, as are other, similar species, such as those of the families Li ...

, it was transferred to the

Nemesiidae Nemesiidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and raised to family status in 1985. Before becoming its own family, it was considered part of "Dipluridae". The family is sometimes referred to as wishbone s ...

in 1985, then to the

in 2020.

Species

it contains eleven species, found in

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Lepthercus confusus ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African Mygalomorphae, mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1 ...

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*'' Lepthercus dippenaarae'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa *'' Lepthercus dregei'' Purcell, 1902 (

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Lepthercus engelbrechti ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to th ...

'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa *'' Lepthercus filmeri'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa *''

Lepthercus haddadi ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to th ...

'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa *''

Lepthercus kwazuluensis ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to th ...

'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa *''

Lepthercus lawrencei ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to th ...

'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa *''

Lepthercus mandelai ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to th ...

'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa *''

Lepthercus rattrayi ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to th ...

'' Hewitt, 1917 – South Africa *''

Lepthercus sofiae ''Lepthercus'' is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to th ...

'' Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa

Species

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