Lepthyphantes leprosus (Ohlert, 1865)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866 Species: Lepthyphantes leprosus (Ohlert, 1865)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
dwarf & sheetweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: Holarctic, Chile
Nearctic States & Provinces: AK CO NH
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Natural History & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† wandering sheet/tangle weavers
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): artificial subterranean cavities, damp and shady places, wood piles, nests of birds and squirrels
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): unused fireplace behind old insert;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Image(s) of Habitus: 
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Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Details About Females
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Agnarsson, I. 1996. Íslenskar köngulaer. Fjölrit Nàttùrufraedistofnunar 31: 1-175.
Becker, L. 1896. Les arachnides de Belgique. Ann. Mus. Roy. Hist. nat. Belg. 12: 1-3788.
Bösenberg, W. 1901. Die Spinnen Deutschlands. I. Zoologica (Stuttgart) 14(1): 1-96.
Braendegaard, J. 1958. Araneida. In The Zoology of Iceland. Ejnar Munksgaard, Copenhagen 3(54): 1-113.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1871. Descriptions of some British spiders new to science, with a notice of others, of which some are now for the first time recorded as British species. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 393-464.
Förster, A. & Bertkau, P. 1883. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Spinnenfauna der Rheinprovinz. Verh. naturh. Ver. preuss. Rheinl. Westfal. 40: 205-278.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Helsdingen, P. J. van. 1965. Sexual behaviour of Lepthyphantes leprosus (Ohlert) (Araneida, Linyphiidae), with notes on the function of the genital organs. Zool. Meded. Leiden 41: 15-42.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Locket, G. H. & A. F. Millidge. 1953. British spiders. Ray Society, London, 2: 1-449.
Miller, F. 1971. Pavouci-Araneida. Klíc zvíreny CSSR 4: 51-306.
Ohlert, E. 1865. Arachnologische Studien. Off. Prüf. Schül. höh. Königsberg Programm 1865: 1-12.
Palmgren, P. 1975. Die Spinnenfauna Finnlands und Ostfennoskandiens VI: Linyphiidae 1. Fauna fenn. 28: 1-102.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Roberts, M. J. 1998. Spinnengids. Tirion, Baarn, Netherlands, 397 pp.
Roberts, M. J. 1995. Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. HarperCollins, London, 383 pp.
Roberts, M. J. 1987. The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: Linyphiidae and check list. Harley Books, Colchester, England.
Saaristo, M. I. & A. V. Tanasevitch. 1996. Redelimitation of the subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 and the genus Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866 with descriptions of some new genera (Aranei, Linyphiidae). Ber. nat.-med. Verein Innsbruck 83: 163-186.
Simon, E. 1929. Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae; 3e partie. Paris, 6: 533-772.
Simon, E. 1884. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5: 180-885.
Tanasevitch, A. V. 1990. The spider family Linyphiidae in the fauna of the Caucasus (Arachnida, Aranei). in B. R. Striganova (ed.), Fauna nazemnykh bespozvonochnykh Kavkaza. Moscow, Akaedemia Nauk, pp. 5-114.
Tyschchenko, V. P. 1971. Opredelitel' paukov evropejskoj casti SSSR. Leningrad, pp. 1-281.
Wanless, F. R. 1973. The female genitalia of British spiders of the genus Lepthyphantes (Linyphiidae) II. Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 2: 127-142.
Wanless, F. R. 1971. The female genitalia of the spider genus Lepthyphantes (Linyphiidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 2: 20-28.
Wiehle, H. 1956. Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea (Araneae). 28. Familie Linyphiidae-Baldachinspinnen. Tierwelt Deutschlands 44: i-viii, 1-337.
Zorsch, H. M. 1937. The spider genus Lepthyphantes in the United States. Amer. Midl. Nat. 18: 856-898. 
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
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