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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Gongylidium  Menge, 1868   2 species

Gongylidium soror Thaler, 1993

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010708

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Description
Tibial apophysis broad. Epigyne with deep, V-shaped incision. Prosoma reddish brown, with blackish radial pattern. Legs yellow-reddish. Opisthosoma blackish, brighter median band. Body length male: 3.1 mm
Body length female: 3.2-3.8 mm
Additional information
in humid localities at lower altitudes of Trentino (south border of East Alps) and in Po-plain
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Italy
Phenology
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Figures
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1993)

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male Lamella characteristica
(Thaler 1993)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Thaler 1993)

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female Epigyne, aboral view
(Thaler 1993)

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female Epigyne
(Thaler 1993)

Distribution List
Italy   (Isaia et al., 2025) |||
References

Isaia M, Tolve M, Pantini P (2025) Araneae.it: 2.0: the new updated version of the digital catalog of the Italian spiders and other arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Palpigradi, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 57: 197-204 pdf

Thaler K (1993) Über wenig bekannte Zwergspinnen aus den Alpen - IX (Arachnida: Aranei, Linyphiidae: Erigoninae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 100: 641-654 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf