Lessertina
| Lessertina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cheiracanthiidae |
| Genus: | Lessertina Lawrence, 1942 |
| Type species | |
| L. mutica Lawrence, 1942
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| Species | |
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Lessertina is a genus of sac spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, endemic to the eastern and southeastern parts of South Africa. The genus was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1942 and is named after Swiss arachnologist Roger de Lessert. As of September 2025 it contains only two species.