araneae - Glyphesis taoplesius

Description

Tibial apophysis with plumose bristles on a hump. Epigyne strongly protruding in lateral view. Prosoma dark grey, median spot, radial stripes and margin darker. Male: tapering frontally. Sternum brown-grey, labium brighter, gnathocoxa yellowish. Chelicerae dark yellow. Legs brown. Opisthosoma dark grey to grey-black.

Body length male: 1-1.3 mm
Body length female: 1-1.3 mm

Additional information

prefers humid conditions, in damp woodland and in moss of bogs

Frequency: Rarely found

Character states from linyphiid key

Distribution

Presence

No data

Global distribution (WSC 2019): Denmark, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia (Europe)

Phenology



Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Figures

Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Loksa 1981a)

Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Loksa 1981a)

Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1969)

Embolus
(Wunderlich 1969)

Palpal tibia, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1969)

Prosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1981a)

Prosoma, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1969)

Prosoma, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1969)

Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1969)

Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1969)

Vulva
(Loksa 1981a)

Vulva
(Wunderlich 1969)

References

Enekesová E, Sestáková A, Krumpálová Z (2011) A ﬁrst record of Glyphesis taoplesius (Linyphiidae, Araneae) from Slovakia. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 42: 16-20

Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org

Loksa I (1981a) Die Bodenspinnen zweier Torfmoore im Oberen Theiss-Gebiet Ungarns. Opusc Zool Budapest 17-18: 91-106

World Spider Catalog (2019) World Spider Catalog, version 20.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.09.2019) doi: 10.24436/2

Wunderlich J (1969) Zur Spinnenfauna Deutschlands, IX. Beschreibung seltener oder bisher unbekannter Arten (Arachnida: Araneae). Senck Biol 50: 381-392

Glyphesis taoplesius Wunderlich, 1969