Leptothrix hardyi

Leptothrix hardyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Linyphiidae
Genus:Leptothrix
Menge, 1869[1]
Species: L. hardyi
Binomial name
Leptothrix hardyi
(Blackwall, 1850)[1]

Leptothrix hardyi is a species of spider in the Linyphiidae family. It was first described in 1850 by John Blackwall. As of 2017, it is the sole species in the genus Leptothrix. It has a Palearctic distribution.[1]

The specific epithet hardyi is in honour of Scottish naturalist James Hardy (1813-1898).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Leptothrix Menge, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  2. Blackwall, John (1850). "A description of some newly discovered Species and Characters of a new genus of Areinidaea". Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. 2. 6 (31). Retrieved 2017-12-11.


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