Pholcus velitchkovskyi Kulczyński, 1913
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 mmFemale
Epigyne similar to that of P. opilionoides. Prosoma 1 mm long.
Body length female: 4.5 mmAdditional information
Under stone heaps.
Distribution
Phenology
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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
"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
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 (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 04-06-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |