Scotargus pilosus Simon, 1913
Description
Male
Embolus large, describing a semi-circle, tip curved. Prosoma and legs yellowish orange. Opisthosoma pale grey.
Body length male: 2.7-3.1 mmFemale
Epigyne with convoluted scapus and broad epigynal plate. Colouration as in males.
Body length female: 2.3-3.8 mmAdditional information
in submountainous forests, partly microcavernicolous and in caves
Frequency: Very rarely found
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(van Helsdingen 1973)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(van Helsdingen 1973)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Tip of embolus, ventral view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Embolic division, mesal view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Epigyne
(van Helsdingen 1973)
Epigyne, lateral view
(van Helsdingen 1973)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1956)
Vulva, ventral view
(Bosmans 2006a)
References
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Bosmans R (2006a) Contribution to the knowledge of the Linyphiidae of the Maghreb. Part XI. Miscellaneous linyphiid genera and additions (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae). Bull Annls Soc r belge Ent 141: 125-161
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). Nieuwsbr Belg Arachnol Ver 28: 1-147
Helsdingen P J van (1973) On the affinity of the genus Scotargus Simon (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull Br Arachnol Soc 2: 189-192
Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91 
Otto S (2017) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 08.2017. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
Pantini P, Isaia M (2018) Checklist of the Italian spiders (version June 2018). online at http://www.museoscienzebergamo.it/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=96&Itemid=94
Wiehle H (1956) Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea, X. 28: Familie Linyphiidae-Baldachinspinnen. Tierwelt Deutschlands 44: 1-337
World Spider Catalog (2018) World Spider Catalog, version 19.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (15.07.2018) doi: 10.24436/2