Diplocephalus graecus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873)
Description
Male
Prosoma dark grey-brown, with a darker area between eyes and fovea, and with darker radiating striae, cephalic lobe low, narrow sulcus behind posterior lateral eye. Chelicerae dark yellow-brown. Sternum dark brown, almost black. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma dark grey with some small lighter spots.
Body length male: 1.5-1.9 mmFemale
Colouration as in males, except palps yellow, suffused with grey, legs pale yellow to yellow-brown.
Body length female: 1.8-2.2 mmAdditional information
Since a few decades, this species shows some spreading tendencies within Europe. Nevertheless, it shall not be listed as alien or invasive because it is native for Europe.
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Bosmans 1996)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Denis 1945c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Iorio unpubl.)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Danışman & Coşar 2022c)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Danışman & Coşar 2022c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Danışman & Coşar 2022c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Danışman & Coşar 2022c)
Pedipalp, ventro-prolateral view
(Danışman & Coşar 2022c)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Bach et al. 2023)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Bach et al. 2023)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bach et al. 2023)
Pedipalp, ventro-retrolateral view
(Bach et al. 2023)
Palpal tibia
(Bosmans 1996)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Bosmans 1996)
Epigyne
(Bosmans 1996)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Denis 1945c)
Epigyne
(Bach et al. 2023)
Epigyne
(Rehfeldt & Cassar 2024)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Denis 1945c)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Denis 1945c)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Denis 1945c)
Vulva
(Bosmans 1996)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Rehfeldt & Cassar 2024)
Vulva, ventral view
(Rehfeldt & Cassar 2024)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
Bach A, Zäpernick F, Stratemann L (2023) The first record of Diplocephalus graecus (Araneae: Linyphiidae) in Germany with comments on its range expansion. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 65: 13-17 
Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357
Blagoev G, Deltshev C, Lazarov S, Naumova M (2018) The spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria. Version: August 2018. National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Online at http://www.nmnhs.com/spiders-bulgaria/ (accessed on 10.9.2018)
Bosmans R (1996) The genera Araeoncus Simon, Delorripis Simon and Diplocephalus Bertkau in northern Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae): Studies on North African Linyphiidae VII. Belgian Journal of Zoology 126: 123-151
Bosmans R (2003) A checklist of the spiders of Tunisia, with description of a new species of Palliduphantes Saaristo & Tanasevitch (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Kaupia - Darmstädter Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte 12: 89-109
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Hadjiconstantis M, Komnenov M, Bosselaers J, Huber S, McCowan D, Snazell R, Decae A, Zoumides C, Kielhorn K-H, Oger P (2019c) Spiders of Cyprus (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from Cyprus. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 34, Suppl. 1: 1-173
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147
Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Danışman T, Coşar İ (2022c) First record of the dwarf spider Diplocephalus graecus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) from Türkiye (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Serket 19: 75-78
Dawson I K, Merrett P, Russell-Smith A (2011) Diplocephalus graecus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) from three localities in Britain (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 15: 211-212
Denis J (1945c) Notes sur les érigonides. X. Remarques sur le genre Entelecara E. Simon avec la description de formes nouvelles du genre Plaesiocraerus E. Simon. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 80: 203-215
Dentici A, Barbera A, Ditta A, Surdo S (2022) On some new reports on the spider fauna of Italy and Sicily (Arachnida Araneae). Biodiversity Journal 13: 399-408
Iorio E (unpubl.) .
Kocsis T, Schnerch B (2024) First record of Diplocephalus graecus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) in the Netherlands. Nieuwsbrief Spined 41: 7-9
Komnenov M (2014) Spider fauna of the Osogovo Mt. Range, Northeastern Macedonia. Fauna Balkana 2: 1-267
Lavery A (2019) A revised checklist of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Arachnology 18: 196-212
Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468
Pantini P, Isaia M (2019) Araneae.it: the online catalog of Italian spiders, with addenda on other arachnid orders occurring in Italy (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpionida, Scorpiones, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 51: 127-152
Rehfeldt S, Cassar T (2024) A contribution to the arachnofauna (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) of the Maltese Islands, with two new records for Europe. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 67: 18-47
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (22.01.2024) doi: 10.24436/2
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