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Lessertia (spider)

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Genus of spiders

Lessertia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Lessertia
Smith, 1908
Type species
L. dentichelis
(Simon, 1884)
Species
  • L. barbara (Simon, 1884) – Spain, Morocco, Algeria
  • L. dentichelis (Simon, 1884) – Canary Is., Madeira, Europe, Turkey. Introduced to Canada, New Zealand
Synonyms

Lessertia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by F. P. Smith in 1908. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Algeria, Canada, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey: L. barbara and L. dentichelis.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Lessertia Smith, 1908". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. Wunderlich, J. (1995). "Zur Taxonomie europäischer Gattungen der Zwergspinnen (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae)". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 4 (1994): 645.
  3. Smith, F. P. (1908). "Some British spiders taken in 1908". Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club. 10 (2): 311–334.
Taxon identifiers
Lessertia


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