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.

Species
it contains eleven species, found in South Africa:
 * Lepthercus confusus Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus dippenaarae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus dregei Purcell, 1902 (type) – South Africa
 * Lepthercus engelbrechti Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus filmeri Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus haddadi Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus kwazuluensis Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus lawrencei Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus mandelai Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus rattrayi Hewitt, 1917 – South Africa
 * Lepthercus sofiae Ríos-Tamayo & Lyle, 2020 – South Africa