Crossopriza lyoni (Blackwall, 1867)
Description
Male
Prosoma with median indentation, 8 eyes. Opisthosoma pointed postero-dorsally, longer than high, trapezoidal in lateral view, high and abruptly truncate behind. Chelicerae with two characteristic pairs of apophyses and stridulatory ridges. Legs with many small black lines, femur I with spines ventrally.
Body length male: 5.9 mmFemale
Prosoma with pair of small posterior projections, with median indentation, 8 eyes. Chelicerae with stridulatory ridges. Opisthosoma longer than high, trapezoidal in lateral view, high and abruptly truncate behind.
Body length female: 4.1 mmAdditional information
Often in and on buildings.
This species of Asian or Afrcan origin (Huber, 2022) is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and could establish.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Song et al. 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Song et al. 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bauer et al. 2016)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Bauer et al. 2016)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Huber 2022)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Huber 2022)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Huber 2022)
Bulbus, dorsal view
(Huber 2022)
Bulbus, prolateral view
(Huber 2022)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Huber 2022)
Procursus, dorsal view
(Huber 2022)
Procursus, prolateral view
(Huber 2022)
Procursus, retrolateral view
(Huber 2022)
Chelicera, lateral view
(Huber 2022)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Huber 2022)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Song et al. 1999)
Epigyne
(Bauer et al. 2016)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Huber 2022)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Huber 2022)
Vulva
(Song et al. 1999)
Vulva
(Bauer et al. 2016)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber 2022)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber 2022)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber 2022)
Vulva, ventral view
(Huber 2022)
Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Song et al. 1999)
Opisthosoma, ventro-apical view
(Huber 2022)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Huber 2022)
Habitus, ventral view
(Bauer et al. 2016)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Song et al. 1999)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Song et al. 1999)
Chelicera
(Song et al. 1999)
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
Bauer T, Wendt I, Holstein J, Gabriel G (2016) Crossopriza lyoni new to Germany (Araneae: Pholcidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 52: 4-6 
Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69
Huber B A (2022) Revisions of Holocnemus and Crossopriza: the spotted-leg clade of Smeringopinae (Araneae, Pholcidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 795: 1-241
Song D X, Zhu M S, Chen J (1999) The spiders of China. Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, Shijiazhuang, 640 pp.
Van Keer K, Van Keer J (2001) Ingeburgerde exotische trilspinnen (Araneae: Pholcidae) in Antwerpse haven en enkele algemene bedenkingen bij spinnenmigratie. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 16: 81-86
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (22.01.2024) doi: 10.24436/2