Lepthercus

Lepthercus is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902.^[2] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae,^[2] it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985,^[3] then to the Entypesidae in 2020.^[4]

Lepthercus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Entypesidae
Genus:	Lepthercus Purcell, 1902[1]
Type species
L. dregei Purcell, 1902
Species
11, see text

All described species are endemic to South Africa.^[1]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes eleven species:^[1]

• Lepthercus confusus Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus dippenaarae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus dregei Purcell, 1902 (type species)
• Lepthercus engelbrechti Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus filmeri Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus haddadi Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus kwazuluensis Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus lawrencei Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus mandelai Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020
• Lepthercus rattrayi Hewitt, 1917
• Lepthercus sofiae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020

See also

• List of Entypesidae species