Hilaira pervicax Hull, 1908
Description
Male
Male palp with lamella-like tegular apophysis. Tibial apophysis with pointed, lateral process.
Prosoma light brown to dark orange. Male: prosoma strongly elevated behind eye region. Sternum yellow-brown, blackish darkened. Chelicerae brown, robust. Legs yellowish-brown. Opisthosoma dark grey-black, rarely with brighter spots.
Body length male: 2.5-3.0 mmFemale
Epigyne with very broad plate, anteriorly bordered by a flat fold.
Body length female: 2.5-3.0 mmAdditional information
in moss of coniferous forests up to submountainous region
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)
Prosoma
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Metatarsus and tarsus I, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Morka unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Morka unpubl.)
Distribution List
References
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Heimer S, Nentwig W (1991) Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Paul Parey Berlin
Helsdingen P J van (1996) The county distribution of Irish spiders, incorporating a revised catalogue of the species. Irish Naturalists' Journal, Special Zoological Supplement 1996: 1-92
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Locket G H, Millidge A F (1953) British spiders. Vol. II. Ray Society, London, 449 pp.
Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
Morka G H (unpubl.)
Nekhaeva A A (2020) On the spider fauna (Arachnida: Aranei) of the Kanin Peninsula and Kolguev Island, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Arthropoda Selecta 29: 387-398
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WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2