''Lepthyphantes'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of dwarf spiders that was first described by

Anton Menge Franz Anton Menge (15 February 1808 in Arnsberg – 27 January 1880 in Danzig) was a German entomologist. Menge was a student of Physics, Chemistry and Natural history, Natural History at the University of Bonn He became professor at the Petris ...

in 1866.

Species

it contains 161 species and two subspecies, found in

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, Mongolia, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the United States: *''Lepthyphantes abditus, L. abditus'' Tanasevitch, 1986 – Russia (Caucasus) *''Lepthyphantes aberdarensis, L. aberdarensis'' Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 1986 – Kenya *''Lepthyphantes acuminifrons, L. acuminifrons'' Bosmans, 1978 – Ethiopia *''Lepthyphantes aegeus, L. aegeus'' Lodovico di Caporiacco, Caporiacco, 1948 – Greece *''Lepthyphantes aelleni, L. aelleni'' Denis, 1957 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes afer, L. afer'' (Eugène Simon, Simon, 1913) – Algeria *''Lepthyphantes ajoti, L. ajoti'' Bosmans, 1991 – Algeria *''Lepthyphantes albimaculatus, L. albimaculatus'' (Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) – St. Helena *''Lepthyphantes albuloides, L. albuloides'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Cyprus, Israel *''Lepthyphantes aldersoni, L. aldersoni'' Herbert Walter Levi, Levi, 1955 – Canada *''Lepthyphantes allegrii, L. allegrii'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes alpinus, L. alpinus'' (James Henry Emerton, Emerton, 1882) – Russia (Far East), North America *''Lepthyphantes altissimus, L. altissimus'' Hu, 2001 – China *''Lepthyphantes annulipes, L. annulipes'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes arcticus, L. arcticus'' (Eugen von Keyserling, Keyserling, 1886) – USA (Alaska) *''Lepthyphantes badhkyzensis, L. badhkyzensis'' Tanasevitch, 1986 – Turkmenistan *''Lepthyphantes bakeri, L. bakeri'' Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes balearicus, L. balearicus'' Denis, 1961 – Spain (Balearic Is.) *''Lepthyphantes bamboutensis, L. bamboutensis'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes bamilekei, L. bamilekei'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes beroni, L. beroni'' Deltshev, 1979 – Greece *''Lepthyphantes beshkovi, L. beshkovi'' Deltshev, 1979 – Greece (Crete) *''Lepthyphantes bhudbari, L. bhudbari'' B. K. Tikader, Tikader, 1970 – India *''Lepthyphantes bidentatus, L. bidentatus'' Hormiga & Ribera, 1990 – Spain *''Lepthyphantes biospeleologorum, L. biospeleologorum'' Barrientos, 2020 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes biseriatus, L. biseriatus'' Simon & Fage, 1922 – Kenya **''Lepthyphantes biseriatus, Lepthyphantes b. infans'' Simon & Fage, 1922 – East Africa *''Lepthyphantes bituberculatus, L. bituberculatus'' Bosmans, 1978 – Ethiopia *''Lepthyphantes brevihamatus, L. brevihamatus'' Bosmans, 1985 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes brignolianus, L. brignolianus'' Deltshev, 1979 – Greece (Crete) *''Lepthyphantes buensis, L. buensis'' Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes carlittensis, L. carlittensis'' Denis, 1952 – France *''Lepthyphantes cavernicola, L. cavernicola'' Paik & Yaginuma, 1969 – Korea *''Lepthyphantes centromeroides, L. centromeroides'' Władysław Kulczyński, Kulczyński, 1914 – Balkans, Romania **''Lepthyphantes centromeroides, Lepthyphantes c. carpaticus'' Dumitrescu & Georgescu, 1970 – Romania *''Lepthyphantes chamberlini, L. chamberlini'' Schenkel, 1950 – USA, Canada *''Lepthyphantes chita, L. chita'' Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes christodeltshev, L. christodeltshev'' van Helsdingen, 2009 – Greece *''Lepthyphantes concavus, L. concavus'' (Oi, 1960) – Japan *''Lepthyphantes coomansi, L. coomansi'' Bosmans, 1979 – Kenya *''Lepthyphantes cruciformis, L. cruciformis'' Tanasevitch, 1989 – Kyrgyzstan *''Lepthyphantes cruentatus, L. cruentatus'' Tanasevitch, 1987 – Caucasus (Russia, Georgia) *''Lepthyphantes cultellifer, L. cultellifer'' Schenkel, 1936 – China *''Lepthyphantes deosaicola, L. deosaicola'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes dilutus, L. dilutus'' (Tamerlan Thorell, Thorell, 1875) – Sweden *''Lepthyphantes dolichoskeles, L. dolichoskeles'' Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes emarginatus, L. emarginatus'' Fage, 1931 – Algeria *''Lepthyphantes encaustus, L. encaustus'' (Becker, 1879) – Romania, Moldova *''Lepthyphantes ensifer, L. ensifer'' Barrientos, 2020 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes erigonoides, L. erigonoides'' Schenkel, 1936 – China *''Lepthyphantes escapus, L. escapus'' Tanasevitch, 1989 – Turkmenistan *''Lepthyphantes exvaginatus, L. exvaginatus'' Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, Deeleman-Reinhold, 1984 – Algeria *''Lepthyphantes fadriquei, L. fadriquei'' Barrientos, 2020 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes fernandezi, L. fernandezi'' Lucien Berland, Berland, 1924 – Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) *''Lepthyphantes furcillifer, L. furcillifer'' Ralph Vary Chamberlin, Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie, Ivie, 1933 – USA *''Lepthyphantes gadesi, L. gadesi'' Fage, 1931 – Spain *''Lepthyphantes garganicus, L. garganicus'' Caporiacco, 1951 – Italy *''Lepthyphantes hamifer, L. hamifer'' Simon, 1884 – France, China *''Lepthyphantes hirsutus, L. hirsutus'' Tanasevitch, 1988 – Russia (Far East) *''Lepthyphantes hissaricus, L. hissaricus'' Tanasevitch, 1989 – Tajikistan *''Lepthyphantes howelli, L. howelli'' Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes hublei, L. hublei'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes hummeli, L. hummeli'' Schenkel, 1936 – China *''Lepthyphantes hunanensis, L. hunanensis'' Yin, 2012 – China *''Lepthyphantes ibericus, L. ibericus'' Ribera, 1981 – Spain *''Lepthyphantes imazigheni, L. imazigheni'' Barrientos, 2020 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes impudicus, L. impudicus'' Kulczyński, 1909 – Madeira *''Lepthyphantes incertissimus, L. incertissimus'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes inopinatus, L. inopinatus'' Locket, 1968 – Congo *''Lepthyphantes intricatus, L. intricatus'' (Emerton, 1911) – USA, Canada *''Lepthyphantes iranicus, L. iranicus'' Michael Saaristo, Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996 – Iran *''Lepthyphantes japonicus, L. japonicus'' Oi, 1960 – Japan *''Lepthyphantes kansuensis, L. kansuensis'' Schenkel, 1936 – China *''Lepthyphantes kekenboschi, L. kekenboschi'' Bosmans, 1979 – Kenya *''Lepthyphantes kenyensis, L. kenyensis'' Bosmans, 1979 – Kenya *''Lepthyphantes kilimandjaricus, L. kilimandjaricus'' Albert Tullgren, Tullgren, 1910 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes kolymensis, L. kolymensis'' Tanasevitch & Eskov, 1987 – Russia (north-eastern Siberia, Far East) *''Lepthyphantes kratochvili, L. kratochvili'' Fage, 1945 – Greece (Crete) *''Lepthyphantes lamellatus, L. lamellatus'' Barrientos, 2020 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes latrobei, L. latrobei'' A. F. Millidge, Millidge, 1995 – Indonesia (Krakatau) *''Lepthyphantes latus, L. latus'' Paik, 1965 – Korea *''Lepthyphantes lebronneci, L. lebronneci'' Berland, 1935 – Marquesas Is. *''Lepthyphantes leknizii, L. leknizii'' Barrientos, 2020 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes leprosus, L. leprosus'' (Ohlert, 1865) – North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan. Introduced to Chile *''Lepthyphantes leucocerus, L. leucocerus'' Locket, 1968 – Angola *''Lepthyphantes leucopygius, L. leucopygius'' Denis, 1939 – France *''Lepthyphantes lingsoka, L. lingsoka'' Tikader, 1970 – India *''Lepthyphantes linzhiensis, L. linzhiensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *''Lepthyphantes locketi, L. locketi'' van Helsdingen, 1977 – Angola, Kenya *''Lepthyphantes longihamatus, L. longihamatus'' Bosmans, 1985 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes longipedis, L. longipedis'' Tanasevitch, 2014 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes louettei, L. louettei'' Jocqué, 1985 – Comoros *''Lepthyphantes lundbladi, L. lundbladi'' Schenkel, 1938 – Madeira *''Lepthyphantes luteipes, L. luteipes'' (Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, L. Koch, 1879) – Russia (Urals to Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Japan *''Lepthyphantes maculatus, L. maculatus'' (Nathan Banks, Banks, 1900) – USA *''Lepthyphantes maesi, L. maesi'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes magnesiae, L. magnesiae'' Paolo Brignoli, Brignoli, 1979 – Albania, Greece *''Lepthyphantes manengoubensis, L. manengoubensis'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes mauli, L. mauli'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Madeira *''Lepthyphantes maurusius, L. maurusius'' Brignoli, 1978 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes mbaboensis, L. mbaboensis'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes meillonae, L. meillonae'' Denis, 1953 – France *''Lepthyphantes messapicus, L. messapicus'' Caporiacco, 1939 – Italy *''Lepthyphantes micromegethes, L. micromegethes'' Locket, 1968 – Angola *''Lepthyphantes microserratus, L. microserratus'' Alexander Petrunkevitch, Petrunkevitch, 1930 – Puerto Rico *''Lepthyphantes minusculus, L. minusculus'' Locket, 1968 – Congo *''Lepthyphantes minutus, L. minutus'' (Blackwall, 1833) (Type species, type) – Europe *''Lepthyphantes msuyai, L. msuyai'' Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes natalis, L. natalis'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes nenilini, L. nenilini'' Tanasevitch, 1988 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East) *''Lepthyphantes neocaledonicus, L. neocaledonicus'' Berland, 1924 – New Caledonia *''Lepthyphantes nigridorsus, L. nigridorsus'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes nigropictus, L. nigropictus'' Bosmans, 1979 – Kenya *''Lepthyphantes nitidior, L. nitidior'' Simon, 1929 – France *''Lepthyphantes nodifer, L. nodifer'' Simon, 1884 – Europe *''Lepthyphantes noronhensis, L. noronhensis'' Rodrigues, Antônio Brescovit, Brescovit & Freitas, 2008 – Brazil *''Lepthyphantes notabilis, L. notabilis'' Kulczyński, 1887 – Europe *''Lepthyphantes obtusicornis, L. obtusicornis'' Bosmans, 1979 – Kenya *''Lepthyphantes okuensis, L. okuensis'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes opilio, L. opilio'' Simon, 1929 – France *''Lepthyphantes palmeroensis, L. palmeroensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is. *''Lepthyphantes patulus, L. patulus'' Locket, 1968 – Angola *''Lepthyphantes pennatus, L. pennatus'' Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes peramplus, L. peramplus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – India *''Lepthyphantes perfidus, L. perfidus'' Tanasevitch, 1985 – Central Asia *''Lepthyphantes phallifer, L. phallifer'' Fage, 1931 – Spain *''Lepthyphantes phialoides, L. phialoides'' Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes pieltaini, L. pieltaini'' Machado, 1940 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes pratorum, L. pratorum'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes rainieri, L. rainieri'' Emerton, 1926 – Canada *''Lepthyphantes rimicola, L. rimicola'' Lawrence, 1964 – South Africa *''Lepthyphantes rossitsae, L. rossitsae'' Dimitrov, 2018 – Turkey *''Lepthyphantes rubescens, L. rubescens'' Emerton, 1926 – Canada *''Lepthyphantes rudrai, L. rudrai'' Tikader, 1970 – India *''Lepthyphantes ruwenzori, L. ruwenzori'' Jocqué, 1985 – Congo, Uganda *''Lepthyphantes sardous, L. sardous'' Gozo, 1908 – Italy (Sardinia) *''Lepthyphantes sasi, L. sasi'' Barrientos, 2020 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes saurensis, L. saurensis'' Eskov, 1995 – Kazakhstan *''Lepthyphantes serratus, L. serratus'' Oi, 1960 – Japan *''Lepthyphantes silvamontanus, L. silvamontanus'' Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes simiensis, L. simiensis'' Bosmans, 1978 – Ethiopia *''Lepthyphantes speculae, L. speculae'' Denis, 1959 – Lebanon *''Lepthyphantes stramineus, L. stramineus'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) – India *''Lepthyphantes striatiformis, L. striatiformis'' Caporiacco, 1934 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes strinatii, L. strinatii'' Hubert, 1970 – Tunisia *''Lepthyphantes styx, L. styx'' Wunderlich, 2011 – Canary Is. *''Lepthyphantes subtilis, L. subtilis'' Tanasevitch, 1989 – Kyrgyzstan *''Lepthyphantes tamara, L. tamara'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA *''Lepthyphantes taza, L. taza'' Tanasevitch, 2014 – Morocco *''Lepthyphantes todillus, L. todillus'' Simon, 1929 – France *''Lepthyphantes trivittatus, L. trivittatus'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''Lepthyphantes tropicalis, L. tropicalis'' Tullgren, 1910 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes tullgreni, L. tullgreni'' Bosmans, 1978 – Tanzania *''Lepthyphantes turanicus, L. turanicus'' Tanasevitch & Fet, 1986 – Turkmenistan *''Lepthyphantes turbatrix, L. turbatrix'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877) – North America, Greenland *''Lepthyphantes ultimus, L. ultimus'' Tanasevitch, 1989 – Tajikistan *''Lepthyphantes umbratilis, L. umbratilis'' (Keyserling, 1886) – USA *''Lepthyphantes vanstallei, L. vanstallei'' Bosmans, 1986 – Cameroon *''Lepthyphantes venereus, L. venereus'' Simon, 1913 – Algeria *''Lepthyphantes vividus, L. vividus'' Denis, 1955 – Lebanon *''Lepthyphantes yueluensis, L. yueluensis'' Yin, 2012 – China *''Lepthyphantes yushuensis, L. yushuensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *''Lepthyphantes zhangmuensis, L. zhangmuensis'' Hu, 2001 – China

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