Appaleptoneta is a genus of North American Leptonetids that was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1986.[2]

Appaleptoneta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Leptonetidae
Genus: Appaleptoneta
Platnick, 1986[1]
Type species
A. silvicultrix
(Crosby & Bishop, 1925)
Species

7, see text

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains seven species, all found in the United States:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bern, Natural History Museum (2019). "Gen. Appaleptoneta Platnick, 1986". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. ^ Platnick, N. I. (1986). "On the tibial and patellar glands, relationships, and American genera of the spider family Leptonetidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". American Museum Novitates (2855): 1–16.