araneae - Pholcus velitchkovskyi

Pholcus velitchkovskyi Kulczyński, 1913

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003769

Description

Male

Palp similar to that of P. opilionoides. Prosoma 1-1.2 mm long. Prosoma with a dark median band, indistinct between fovea and ocular tubercle. Opisthosoma light brown, elongated.

Body length male: 4.2 mm

Female

Epigyne similar to that of P. opilionoides. Prosoma 1 mm long.

Body length female: 4.5 mm

Additional information

Under stone heaps.

Distribution

Presence

No data

Global distribution (WSC 2026): Ukraine, Russia (Europe, Central Asia), Iran

Phenology



Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Figures

Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Senglet 2008)

Procursus, prolateral view
(Senglet 2008)

Procursus, ventral view
(Senglet 2008)

Procursus, dorsal view
(Senglet 2008)

Procursus, retrolateral view
(Senglet 2008)

Bulbal apophysis, ventral view
(Senglet 2008)

Bulbal apophysis, prolateral view
(Senglet 2008)

Vulva, ventral view
(Senglet 2008)

Vulva, dorsal view
(Senglet 2008)

Distribution List

Russia, Central (Ponomarev, 2022) ||| Russia, Southern (no references) ||| Russia, Western (no references) ||| Ukraine (Kovblyuk & Kastrygina, 2015b) |||

References

Kovblyuk M M, Kastrygina Z A (2015b) Updated catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) of the Crimea. Ukainska Entomofaunistyka 6(2): 1-81

Ponomarev A V (2022) Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of the southeast of the Russian Plain: catalogue, the fauna specific features. SSC RAS Publishers, Rostov-on-Don, 640 pp.

Senglet A (2008) New species of Pholcus and Spermophora (Pholcidae, Araneae) from Iran and Afghanistan, with notes on mating mechanisms. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 115: 355-376

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2