Episinus algiricus Lucas, 1846
Description
Male
Palp: tibia almost as long as wide in lateral view. Prosoma 1.2-1.6 mm long.
Body length male: 2.9-5 mmFemale
Epigyne: cavity longer than wide, without septum. Prosoma: colouration and pattern as E. angulatus, but lighter. Prosoma 1.4-1.7 mm long. Sternum brownish, with a faint median lighter band. Legs pale yellowish, with brown spots, scarcely annulated. Opisthosoma as E. angulatus.
Body length female: 4-5 mmAdditional information
In pine forests, garrigue and holm oak woods.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Rehfeldt & Cassar 2024)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Rehfeldt & Cassar 2024)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Epigyne
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Epigyne
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Distribution List
References
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Lecigne S, Moutaouakil S, Lips J (2025) Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Morocco (Arachnida: Araneae) – second note. On new species and new records from caves and miscellaneous terrestrial ecosystems. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 40(1, supplement): 1-184
Rehfeldt S, Cassar T (2024) A contribution to the arachnofauna (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) of the Maltese Islands, with two new records for Europe. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 67: 18-47
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2