Leptothrix hardyi
| Leptothrix hardyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Leptothrix Menge, 1869[1] |
| Species: | L. hardyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptothrix hardyi | |
Leptothrix hardyi is a species of spider in the Linyphiidae family. It was first described in 1850 by John Blackwall. As of 2017[update], 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
- ^ a b c "Gen. Leptothrix Menge, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
- ^ 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.