Palp: tibia with one basal spine and one or 2 apical strong spines. Sternum much longer than wide. Chelicerae with a basal spine.
Body length male: 1.7 mmPalp: femur with 5 prolateral spines, tarsal claw with 2 small teeth. Prosoma and sternum pale reddish brown. Eyes: posteriors 1.5 diameters from ALE. Chelicerae: promargin with 7 equal, contiguous teeth, retromargin with 3 small teeth. Legs pale reddish brown, without spines, except patella. Opisthosoma white.
Body length female: 1.5-2.7 mmUsually in caves, occasionally under large stones.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al. 2018b)
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