Minotauria fagei (Kratochvíl, 1970)
Description
Male
Palp: patella as long as tarsus, bulb 3 times as long as wide, embolus distally slightly curved. Prosoma 3.7 mm long.
Body length male: 8.2 mmFemale
Vulva: spermatheca slightly thinner at its base, ventral arch of the anterior diverticulum laterally with triangular structure. Prosoma yellow-brown, cephalic part darker. Prosoma 4.7 mm long. Eyes absent. Legs: femur I with numerous spines all along the prolateral side.
Body length female: 9.7 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)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Femur I, prolateral view
(Gasparo 2004b)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
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 
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 |