Fonteferrea

Fonteferrea is a genus of araneoid spiders that contains only one species, Fonteferrea minutissima. It is the sole member of the family Fonteferridae. The only specimen of this family was found in the Algarve in southern Portugal by Jörg Wunderlich in 2023. The generic name references the locality where the holotype was collected, Fonte Ferrea, in the Faro District. They are extremely small spiders, with a body length of 0.75 mm. The species is notable for the hairs present on the tegulum, a characteristic which very few spiders have.