Minotauria attemsi Kulczyński, 1903
Description
Male
Palp: patella longer than tarsus, bulb twice as long as wide, embolus strongly curved. Prosoma 4.5 mm long.
Body length male: 8.5 mmFemale
Vulva: spermatheca strongly thinner at its base. Prosoma yellow-brown, cephalic part darker. Prosoma 3.8-4.7 mm long. Eyes small, sometimes eyes absent. Legs: femur I with some prolateral spines on the distal half.
Body length female: 8.6 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Bulbus, prolateral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Brignoli 1976b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Femur I, prolateral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R, Chatzaki M (2005) A catalogue of the spiders of Greece – a critical review of all spider species cited from Greece with their localities. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische arachnologische Vereniging 20 (2, suppl.): 1-124 
Brignoli P M (1976b) Ragni di Grecia IX. Specie nuove o interessanti delle famiglie Leptonetidae, Dysderidae, Pholcidae ed Agelenidae (Araneae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 83: 539-578
Gasparo F (2004b) Note sul genere Minotauria Kulczyński, 1903, con ridescrizione del maschio di M. fagei (Kratochvíl, 1970) stat. nov. (Araneae, Dysderidae). Atti e Memorie, Commissione Grotte "Eugenio Boegan" 39: 51-65
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
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 05-02-2026 | Distribution update | Detail |