Nemesia athiasi Franganillo, 1920
Description
Male
Prosoma reddish brown. Legs: tibia IV with 9 dorsal spines. Opisthosoma light brown, covered with pale yellow hairs, dorsum with 8 black transverse stripes.
Body length male: 11.2-14.9 mmFemale
Prosoma partly covered with dense black pubescence. Prosoma length: 4.6-7.1 mm. Chelicerae: furrow with 6 teeth.
Body length female: 13.3-20.0 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Bulbus
(Decae et al. 2007)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Decae 2012)
Bulbus, prolateral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Bulbus, ventro-prolateral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Tip of embolus
(Decae et al. 2007)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Decae et al. 2007)
Tibia and metatarsus I, prolateral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Tibia and metatarsus I, ventral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Habitus
(Decae et al. 2007)
Vulva
(Decae et al. 2007)
Spermathecae, dorsal view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Spermathecae, dorsal view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Decae et al. 2007)
Spinnerets
(Decae et al. 2007)
Epigastric region, ventral view
(Luis de la Iglesia 2024)
Habitus
(Decae et al. 2007)
Distribution List
References
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 
Decae A E (2012) Geography-related sub-generic diversity within the Mediterranean trapdoor spider genus Nemesia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 43: 24-28
Decae A, Cardoso P, Selden P (2007) Taxonomic review of the Portuguese Nemesiidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 14: 1-18
Luis de la Iglesia J A (2024) El grupo athiasi: complejo de especies de arañas tramperas dentro del género Nemesia (Araneae, Nemesiidae) en España peninsular y descripción de tres nuevas especies. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 44: 3-38
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2