Troglohyphantes tauriscus Thaler, 1982
Description
Palp male: tibia two times wider than long. Cymbium with low dorsal process. Chelicerae with narrowly positioned stridulatory ridges.
Body length male: 2.3 mmBody length female: 2.8 mm
Additional information
in caves and under blocky debris on timberline, 1900 m
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Thaler 1982b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Embolus, dorsal view
(Thaler 1982b)
Embolus, prolateral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Radical complex, dorsal view
(Thaler 1982b)
Median apophysis
(Thaler 1982b)
Lamella characteristica, retrolateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Lamella characteristica, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Lamella characteristica, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Lamella characteristica, dorsal view
(Thaler 1982b)
Lamella characteristica, ventral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Paracymbium
(Thaler 1982b)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Thaler 1982b)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Thaler 1982b)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Thaler 1982b)
Chelicera, posterior view
(Thaler 1982b)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Thaler 1982b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Thaler 1982b)
Epigyne, expanded
(Thaler 1982b)
Distribution List
References
Heimer S, Nentwig W (1991) Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Paul Parey Berlin 
Kropf C, Horak P (1996) Die Spinnen der Steiermark (Arachnida, Araneae). Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines für Steiermark Sonderheft: 1-112
Mammola S, Pavlek M, Huber B A, Isaia M, Ballarin F, Tolve M, Čupić I, Hesselberg T, Lunghi E, Mouron S, Graco-Roza C, Cardoso P (2022) A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders. Scientific Data 9(236): 1-13
Thaler K (1982b) Zwei weitere Deckennetzspinnen der Ostalpen: Troglohyphantes tauriscus n. sp. und T. juris n. sp. (Arachnida: Aranei, Linyphiidae). Archives des Sciences, Genève 35: 161-172
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 15-10-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 01-10-2013 | Image insert |