Histopona luxurians (Kulczyński, 1897)
Description
Male
Male prosoma length: 2.6 mm, intensely coloured with contrasting pattern.
Female
Prosoma length: 2.55 mm.
Additional information
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wiehle 1964b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Wiehle 1964b)
Tibial apophysis
(Wiehle 1964b)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
Vulva
(Loksa 1969)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1983)
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
Blagoev G, Deltshev C, Lazarov S, Naumova M (2018) The spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria. Version: August 2018. National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Online at http://www.nmnhs.com/spiders-bulgaria/ (accessed on 10.9.2018) 
Deeleman-Reinhold C L (1983) The genus Histopona Thorell (Araneae, Agelenidae) with description of two new cave-dwelling species. Mémoires de Biospéologie 10: 325-337
Deltshev C, Vrenozi B, Blagoev G, Lazarov S (2011b) Spiders of Albania – faunistic and zoogeographical review (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 63: 125-144
Fedoriak M, Zhukovets E (2011) Spiders of Chernivtsi city (Ukraine): a comparison actual species composition and species recorded by A. Roşsa (1930-1938). Biodiversitatea şi Managementul Insectelor din România. Simpozion (Suceava, 24-25 septembrie 2010). Suceava, Editura Universitâtii “Ştefan cel Mare”, pp. 157-169.
Geci D, Naumova M, Ibrahimi H, Grapci-Kotori L, Gashi A, Bilalli A, Musliu M (2023) Contribution to spider fauna (Arachnida: Araneae) from Bjeshkët e Nemuna mountains (Kosovo). Natura Croatica 32: 525-547
Komnenov M (2010) Checklist of spiders (Araneae) of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Uzizaž i Biospeld 5(2009): 52-69
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91
Kropf C, Horak P (1996) Die Spinnen der Steiermark (Arachnida, Araneae). Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines für Steiermark Sonderheft: 1-112
Loksa I (1969) Pokok I-Araneae I. Fauna Hungariae 97: 1-133
Mammola S, Pavlek M, Huber B A, Isaia M, Ballarin F, Tolve M, Čupić I, Hesselberg T, Lunghi E, Mouron S, Graco-Roza C, Cardoso P (2022) A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders. Scientific Data 9(236): 1-13
Milosevic B (2002) Aranea – Popis vrsta – Checklist. Hrvatsko entomološko društvo – Inventar entomofaune Hrvatske [Aranea – List of species – Checklist. Croatian Entomological Society – Inventory of Croatian entomofauna].
Naumova M, Lazarov S, Deltshev C (2019a) Faunistic diversity of the spiders in Montenegro (Arachnida: Araneae). Ecologica Montenegrina 22: 50-89
Samu F, Szinetár C (1999) Bibliographic check list of the Hungarian spider fauna. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 11: 161-184
Stanković B (2025) Checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Serbia. In: Proceedings, 1st International Nature & Environment Conservation and Protected Areas Congress, Antalya. pp. 649-679. [note: Kosovo is included]
Weiss I, Petrișor A (1999) List of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Romania. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 41: 79-107
Wiehle H (1964b) Spinnen aus Slovenien, II. Senckenbergiana Biologica 45: 641-652
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2