Parastalita stygia (Joseph, 1882)
Description
Male
Palp: bulb cylindrical, end of bulb with numerous teeth, embolus black, flattened and curved at its point. Prosoma 3.2-3.7 mm long.
Body length male: 7.0 mmFemale
Prosoma reddish brown, narrow in front, with sinuous lateral edges. Prosoma 3.5 mm long. Sternum light brownish. Chelicerae very long, promargin with 4 teeth, retromargin with one basal and one apical denticle. Legs light brownish, very long, patella and tarsus spineless, other segments with numerous spines.
Body length female: 5.5 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Fage 1931)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Fage 1931)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Fage 1931)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Vulva, variation
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1971b)
Legs, lateral view
(Fage 1931)
Distribution List
References
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Fage L (1931) Araneae, 5e série, précédée d'un essai sur l'évolution souterraine et son déterminisme. In Biospeologica, LV. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 71: 99-291
Komnenov M (2010) Checklist of spiders (Araneae) of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Uzizaž i Biospeld 5(2009): 52-69
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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
Milosevic B (2002) Aranea – Popis vrsta – Checklist. Hrvatsko entomološko društvo – Inventar entomofaune Hrvatske [Aranea – List of species – Checklist. Croatian Entomological Society – Inventory of Croatian entomofauna].
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2