Leptonetela Kratochvil 1978
Creators: name: Lin, Yucheng
name: Li, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Leptonetidae
Leptonetela

description: Key to species of Leptonetela   
(Mostly referring to these characters of the male pedipalpi)  
1 Male pedipalp with 5 tibial spurs (Fig. 4, 15A)............................................................................................................ 2  
- Male pedipalp with less (Fig. 49A) or more than 5 tibial spurs (Fig. 9, 37A)............................................................ 14  
2 Pedipalpal tibial spur I furcated (Fig. 5, 13B)............................................................................................................... 3  
- Pedipalpal tibial spur I not furcated (Fig. 22A)............................................................................................................ 8  
3 Median apophysis absent (Fig. 5B, 20A)...................................................................................................................... 4  
- Median apophysis present (Fig. 14C, 20B)................................................................................................................... 6  
 4 Tibial spurs II–V located at distal tibia retrolaterally, far from tibial spur I (Fig. 4A)..... Leptonetela anshun sp. nov.   
- Not as above.................................................................................................................................................................. 5  
 5 Tibial spur I furcated asymmetrically, located at middle, 5 spurs equidistantly arranged, 3 long trichobothria at tibia dorsally; pedipalpal tarsus with a distinctly earlobe-shaped process (Fig. 15A, B).................... L. furcaspina sp. nov.   
 - Tibial spur I furcated symmetrically, located at base, 5 spurs not equidistantly arranged, 4 long trichobothria at tibia dorsally; tarsal earlobe-shaped process indistinct (Fig. 11A, B)....................................................... L. danxia sp. nov.   
 6 Conductor reduced, median apophysis palm-shaped (Fig. 40C)..................................................... L. palmata sp. nov.   
- Conductor developed, median apophysis not as above................................................................................................. 7  
 7 Conductor smooth, median apophysis sharply wedge-shaped (Fig. 27D).......................................... L. jinsha sp. nov.   
 - Conductor rugose, median apophysis fingerlike (Fig. 14C)............................................................. L. digitata sp. nov.   
8 Median apophysis present (Fig. 23D, 40C).................................................................................................................. 9  
- Median apophysis absent (Fig. 5B, 11C).................................................................................................................... 10  
 9 Tibial spur II and III crossed (Fig. 22A); median apophysis hook-shaped (Fig. 23D).................... L. hamata sp. nov.   
 - Tibial spur II and III no crossed (Fig. 42A); median apophysis split into five needles (Fig. 43B)......................................................................................................................................................................................... L. pentakis sp. nov.   
10 Pedipalpal tibia with 4 trichobothria (Fig. 45A, B).................................................................................................... 11  
- Pedipalpal tibia with 3 trichobothria (Fig. 47A, B).................................................................................................... 12  
 11 Sternum smooth; pedipalpal femur with 4 long spines ventrally; embolus sharply triangular (Fig. 51A, B)............................................................................................................................................................................ L. tongzi sp. nov.   
 - Sternum reticulated; pedipalpal femur without long spines; embolus nearly quadrate (Fig. 45A, B)............................................................................................................................................................................. L. reticulopecta sp. nov.   
12 Pedipalpal tarsus distinctly rugose at dorsal middle (Fig. 35A, B)............................................................................. 23  
- Pedipalpal tarsus slightly or not rugose at dorsal middle (Fig. 7A, B)....................................................................... 13  
 13 Conductor small; embolus sharply triangular (Fig. 53A, B)............................................................... L. yangi sp. nov.   
 - Conductor large; embolus blunt (Fig. 31A, B).................................................................................... L. liping sp. nov.   
14 Pedipalpal tarsus no rugose at dorsal middle.............................................................................................................. 15  
- Pedipalpal tarsus distinctly rugose at dorsal middle................................................................................................... 20  
15 Pedipalpal femur without mane, tibia with 2 or 3 distal spurs retrolaterally (Fig. 18E, 19A).................................... 16  
 - Pedipalpal femur with several short manes, only one distal spur at tibia retrolaterally (Fig. 49A, B)............................................................................................................................................................................... L. tetracantha sp. nov.   
 16 Tibial spur I and II adnate (Fig. 17A, B), three distal spurs at tibia retrolaterally (Fig. 18E).. L. geminispina sp. nov.   
- Not same as above....................................................................................................................................................... 17  
 17 Endites with a distinct ridge at middle (Fig. 34E); pedipalpal tibial spurs placed on middle except two distal spurs (Fig. 33A)............................................................................................................................. L. maxillacostata sp. nov.   
- Endites without a ridge; each pedipalpal tibial spurs discrete arranged..................................................................... 18  
 18 Apical tarsal seta of pedipalp and median apophysis absent, pedipalpal tarsus with a mesial and a basal seta (Fig. 9A, B)............................................................................................................................................... L. curvispinosa sp. nov.   
- Apical tarsal seta of pedipalp and median apophysis present, pedipalpal tarsus without mesial and basal seta (Fig. 19A, B)........................................................................................................................................................................ 19  
 19 Pedipalpal femur normal; tibia with a strong mesial spur and 3 dorsal trichobothria (Fig. 19A, B); bulb large, median apophysis split into four needle (Fig. 20B)............................................................................... L. grandispina sp. nov.   
 - Pedipalpal femur swollen; tibia without strong spur, tibial spur III and IV crossed and anear two distal spurs, 2 trichobothria (Fig. 7A, B); bulb small, median apophysis normal (Fig. 8B)...................................... L. bama sp. nov.   
20 Pedipalp with a long plumose seta anear tarsal apex (Fig. 35, 37A).......................................................................... 21  
- Pedipalp without plumose tarsal seta.......................................................................................................................... 22  
 21 Palapl tarsus with a mesial spur retrolaterally; 8 spurs at tibia; median apophysis fingerlike (Fig. 37A, B)..................................................................................................................................................................... L. oktocantha sp. nov.   
 - Pedipalpal tarsus without mesial spur retrolaterally; 7 spurs at tibia; median apophysis absent (Fig. 35A, B)........................................................................................................................................................................ L. meitan sp. nov.   
 22. Palapl tarsus with a long mesial spur retrolaterally; 6 tibial spurs differed in size, spur I stubbed, spine II long and furcated; conductor rugose (Fig. 28A, B; 29B)................................................................................ L. jiulong sp. nov.   
 - Pedipalpal tarsus without mesial spur retrolaterally; 6 tibial spurs same in size, no furcated; conductor smooth (Fig. 24A, B)....................................................................................................................................... L. hexacantha sp. nov.   
 23 Conductor and embolus decussated; pedipalpal tarsus without mesial spur retrolaterally (Fig. 47A, B)..................................................................................................................................................................................... L. suae sp. nov.   
 - Conductor and embolus not decussated; pedipalpal tarsus with a long mesial spur retrolaterally (figs 3, 4)...................................................................................................................... L. quinquespinata (Chen & Zhu, 2008) comb. nov.
description: Published as part of Lin, Yucheng & Li, Shuqiang, 2010, Leptonetid spiders from caves of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China (Araneae: Leptonetidae) 2587, pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 2587 (1) on pages 10-11, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2587.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5346618