Oecobius rhodiensis Kritscher, 1966
Description
Male
Prosoma dark brown, mottled, with a darker borderline. Prosoma 1 mm long. Sternum and labium reddish-grey, mottled. Eyes: anterior row recurved, posterior row procurved, PME triangular, AME 2 diameters apart, PME one diameter apart. Legs yellowish, with black annulations. Opisthosoma mottled black and white, with dark markings in the middle.
Body length male: 2.4 mmFemale
Prosoma dark brown, with darkish borderline. Prosoma 0.92 mm long. Sternum dark brown, almost black.
Body length female: 3.2 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kritscher 1966a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Kritscher 1966a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Prokopenko 2021)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Prokopenko 2021)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Demir et al. 2009b)
Epigyne
(Kritscher 1966a)
Epigyne
(Prokopenko 2021)
Epigyne
(Demir et al. 2009b)
Epigyne
(Vasiliev et al. 2025)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Prokopenko 2021)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Vasiliev et al. 2025)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Demir et al. 2009b)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Vasiliev et al. 2025)
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 
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Deli O F, Trach V A, Pidhorna S Y, Chernychko K Y (2023) The finding of the Oecobius rhodiensis Kritscher, 1966 (Aranei: Oecobiidae) of Odesa region. Odesa National University Herald Biology 28: 89-96
Demir H, Seyyar O, Aktaş M (2009b) Contributions to the knowledge of the genus Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from Turkey (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 33: 457-462
Kritscher E (1966a) Die paläarktischen Arten der Gattung Oecobius (Aran., Oecobiidae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 69: 285-295
Prokopenko E V (2021) The northernmost record of Oecobius rhodiensis Kritscher, 1966 (Aranei: Oecobiidae). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 17: 333-335
Vasiliev A, Gajdoš P, Izverscaia T, Ghendov V (2025) First records of three rare spider species (Araneae) from Chisinau new to the Republic of Moldova: Liocranoeca spasskyi, Marinarozelotes manytchensis and Oecobius rhodiensis. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 68: 253-262
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2