Centromerus subalpinus Lessert, 1907
Description
Male palp with long, narrow basal apophysis. Paracymbium on median part with transversely truncated process. Epigyne dark red-brown, on posterior margin with dark brown bulges on each side of scapus. Prosoma brown to dark red-brown, margin mostly darkened. Sternum brown, tinged with black, with dark margin. Chelicerae dark brown. Legs dark brown. Opisthosoma grey-brown to almost black, with robust bristles dorsally in anterior part.
Body length male: 2-3 mmBody length female: 2-3 mm
Additional information
In moss and grass, mostly above timberline in mountains
Frequency: Not rare
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1956)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1956)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1956)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1956)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R, Gasparo F (2015) A new cave-dwelling Centromerus from Sardinia (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 46: 113-116 
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91
Pantini P, Isaia M (2019) Araneae.it: the online catalog of Italian spiders, with addenda on other arachnid orders occurring in Italy (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpionida, Scorpiones, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 51: 127-152
Pantini P, Sassu A, Serra G (2013) Catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida Araneae) of Sardinia. Biodiversity Journal 4: 3-104
Wiehle H (1956) Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea, X. 28: Familie Linyphiidae-Baldachinspinnen. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 44: 1-337
WSC (2022) World Spider Catalog. Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (21.07.2022) doi: 10.24436/2