Sulcia nocturna Kratochvíl, 1938
Description
Male
Palp: tibia apically with 2 short, curved spines, in the middle with 3 ventral, short tubercles bearing thin spines. Eyes: 4 very small eyes, or eyes absent.
Body length male: 1.9-2 mmFemale
Palpal tarsal claw with 5 or 6 teeth. Body and appendages pale. Eyes: 4 small eyes, the AME are absent, sometimes all eyes absent, posteriors at least 6 diameters from anteriors. Chelicerae: promargin with 9 or 10 teeth, retromargin with 7 to 9 teeth. Legs: spines as in S. inferna, metatarsus I slightly shorter than tibia I, longer than femur I. Opisthosoma oval, covered with numerous hairs.
Body length female: 2.6-2.7 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Spines on palpal tibia
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Palpal claw
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Epigyne/vulva
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Epigyne/vulva
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Gnathocoxa
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Gnathocoxa, prolateral view
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Labium
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Cheliceral teeth
(Kratochvíl 1938b)
Distribution List
References
Kratochvíl J (1938b) Étude sur les araignées cavernicoles du genre Sulcia nov. gen. Práce Moravské Přírodovědecké Společnosti 11(3): 1-25 
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
Updates
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