Limoneta

Limoneta
female L. sirimoni
male L. sirimoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Limoneta
Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983[1]
Type species
L. graminicola
Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983
Species
  • L. graminicola Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 – Cameroon
  • L. sirimoni (Bosmans, 1979) – Kenya, South Africa

Limoneta is a genus of African dwarf spiders that was first described by R. Bosmans & R. Jocqué in 1983.[2] Its two described species are found in Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Limoneta Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. ^ Bosmans, R.; Jocqué, R. (1983). "Scientific report of the Belgian Mount Cameroon Expedition 1981. No. 9. Family Linyphiidae (Araneae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 97: 581–617.