Enoplognatha mediterranea Levy & Amitai, 1981
Description
Male
Prosoma 1.3-1.5 mm long. Colouration as in female. Chelicerae with 2 strong teeth, basal tooth larger, with some denticles.
Body length male: 3.1-4.4 mmFemale
Epigyne with transverse, bridge-like structure. Prosoma dark to light brown with darker edges. Prosoma 1.3-1.7 mm long. Legs brown, segments apically darker, femur I 1.3 times as long as prosoma. Opisthosoma grey to black, usually with 4 dorsal white spots, ventral black.
Body length female: 3-5 mmAdditional information
Under stones.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2022a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2022a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Zamani et al. 2022a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Chelicera
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Chelicera, posterior view
(Zamani et al. 2022a)
Epigyne
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Epigyne
(Gündüz et al. 2022)
Epigyne
(Zamani et al. 2022a)
Vulva, ventral view
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Gündüz et al. 2022)
Vulva, ventral view
(Gündüz et al. 2022)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Zamani et al. 2022a)
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(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Distribution List
References
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Bosmans R, Van Keer J (1999) The genus Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880 in the Mediterranean region (Araneae: Theridiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 11: 209-241
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Hadjiconstantis M, Komnenov M, Bosselaers J, Huber S, McCowan D, Snazell R, Decae A, Zoumides C, Kielhorn K-H, Oger P (2019c) Spiders of Cyprus (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from Cyprus. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 34, Suppl. 1: 1-173
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Gündüz G, Gharkhloo M M, Yağmur E A (2022) Additional records for Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 in Iran (Araneae: Theridiidae). Biharean Biologist 16: 1-5
Otto S (2022) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 02.2022. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
Seropian A, Bulbulashvili N, Otto S, Krammer H-J, Kachlishvili N, Datunashvili A (2023b) Picking pearls from the Silk Road: insights into the spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity in Georgia from the Caucasus barcode of life project. Part II. Caucasiana 2: 231-297
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Zamani A, Nadolny A A, Esyunin S L, Marusik Y M (2022a) New data on the spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Araneae), part IX. Arachnology 19: 358-384