Lessertia (spider)

Lessertia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Lessertia
Smith, 1908
Type species
L. dentichelis
(Simon, 1884)
Species
  • L. barbara (Simon, 1884) – Spain, Morocco, Algeria
  • L. dentichelis (Simon, 1884) – Canary Is., Madeira, Europe, Turkey. Introduced to Canada, New Zealand
Synonyms

Lessertia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by F. P. Smith in 1908. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Algeria, Canada, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey: L. barbara and L. dentichelis.