Lepthercus

Lepthercus is a genus of South African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1902. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the Nemesiidae in 1985, then to the Entypesidae in 2020.
All described species are endemic to South Africa.

Species

, this genus includes eleven species:Lepthercus confusus Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus dippenaarae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus dregei Purcell, 1902 Lepthercus engelbrechti Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus filmeri Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus haddadi Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus kwazuluensis Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus lawrencei Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus mandelai Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020Lepthercus rattrayi Hewitt, 1917Lepthercus sofiae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020