Cataleptoneta semipinnata Wang & Li, 2010

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Leptonetidae
Genus: Cataleptoneta

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Agias Sofias (Mylopotamos)
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Kythira / Closest settlement: Mylopotamos

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Choustis, Ledford et al. 2021, Ramirez et al. 2021
  Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Kythira / Closest settlement: Diakofti
• Spilaio Agias Sofias (Mylopotamos), Wang & Li 2010
  Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Kythira / Closest settlement: Mylopotamos

Comments

Known from the two caves at Kythira island.

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

GBIF

Species references

• Ledford J, Derkarabetian S, Ribera C, Starrett J, Bond J, Griswold C, Hedin M. 2021. Phylogenomics and biogeography of leptonetid spiders (Araneae: Leptonetidae).. Invertebrate Systematics, 35: 332–349
• Ramirez M, Magalhaes ILF, Derkarabetian S, Ledford J, Charles E, Wood HM, Hedin M. 2021. Sequence-capture phylogenomics of true spiders reveals convergent evolution of respiratory systems. Systematic Biology 70:14–20.
• Wang, C. & Li, S. 2010. Two new species of the spider genus Cataleptoneta from Balkan Peninsula (Araneae, Leptonetidae). Zootaxa, 68 (2730): 57-68.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Cataleptoneta semipinnata Wang & Li, 2010. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.05.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026