Leptathamas is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, with one described species, which occurs only in New Guinea.
The genus seems to be closely related to Athamas and Bulolia, occupying a "midway" position between them.Szűts 2003
Name The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek lepto "slender, fine" and the name of the related genus Athamas.
Footnotes
References (2003): On remarkable jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Papua New Guinea. Folia entomologica hungarica 64: 41-58. PDF
Further reading (1980): Studies on the Papuan Attidae (Araneae): Leptathamas paradoxus gen. et sp. n. Folia ent. hung. 41: 29-31.
External links Diagnostic drawings of L. paradoxus Photograph of L. paradoxus (in vitro?)