Carpathonesticus spelaeus (Szombathy, 1917)
Description
Male
Prosoma 2.4 mm long.
Female
Prosoma pale yellowish, 2.4 mm long. Prosoma and opisthosoma with very faint pattern. Sternum and appendages pale reddish yellow. Eyes ringed with light brownish.
Additional information
In caves, also outdoors, under calcareous blocks.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Fage 1931)
Paracymbium, retrolateral view
(Fage 1931)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Fage 1931)
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
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 
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
Weiss I, Petrișor A (1999) List of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Romania. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 41: 79-107
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
| 22-09-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 08-07-2014 | Image insert |