Mesostalita nocturna (Roewer, 1931)
Description
Male
Palp: end of bulb with 8 small teeth, embolus at right angles to the axis of bulb. Prosoma 1.5 mm long.
Female
Prosoma 1.5 mm long. Prosoma and appendages red-yellowish. Legs: femur, tibia and metatarsus with spines.
Body length female: 3.4 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Gasparo 1996b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Gasparo 1996b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Gasparo 1996b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Gasparo 1996b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Gasparo 1996b)
Distribution List
References
Deeleman-Reinhold C L (1971b) Beitrag zur Kenntnis höhlenbewohnender Dysderidae (Araneida) aus Jugoslawien. Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Razred za Prirodoslovne Vede, Classis IV, Historia Naturalis 14: 95-120 
Gasparo F (1996b) Gasparo, F. (1996b). Sulla presenza del genere Stalita Schiödte (Araneae, Dysderidae) in Friuli (Italia nordorientale). Atti e Memorie, Commissione Grotte "Eugenio Boegan" 33: 47-53
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
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91
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
Polak S, Bedek J, Ozimec R, Zakšek V (2012) Subterranean fauna of twelve Istrian caves. Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 22: 7-24
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2