World Spider Catalog

Family: Lathyidae

Lethia Menge, 1869

GENUS | SYNONYM

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05483

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Last updated: 2025-07-07

Junior synonym of: Lathys Simon, 1885

Species counts

Taxonomic Reference

Original description Menge, 1869: 249 type Lethia varia Menge, 1869; gender feminine; syn. of Lathys humilis (Blackwall, 1855)

Reference

Menge, A. (1869). Preussische Spinnen. III. Abtheilung. Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig (N. F.) 2: 219-264, pl. 43 (f. 118)-49. -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-07-07	Genus transferred to other family	Montana et al., 2025		Lethia Menge, 1869 transferred to Lathyidae

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