Eratigena sardoa (Brignoli, 1977)
Description
Male
Simple pointed dorsal branch of the retrotibial apophysis. Very long, drawn out, and strongly sclerotized terminal end of the conductor.
Prosoma length: 2.0-2.4 mm.
Body length male: 4.1-4.6 mmFemale
Characteristic Vulva and Epigyne: Very long and convoluted copulatory duct with attached appendages. Globular and smoothly sclerotized receptaculum.
Prosoma length: 1.9-2.2 mm.
Body length female: 5.3 mmAdditional information
Occurs in higher altitudes >700m.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bolzern et al. 2008)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bolzern et al. 2008)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Bolzern et al. 2008)
Vulva, ventral view
(Brignoli 1977b)
Distribution List
References
Bolzern A, Hänggi A, Burckhardt D (2008) Funnel web spiders from Sardinia: Taxonomical notes on some Tegenaria and Malthonica spp. (Araneae: Agelenidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 115: 759-778 
Brignoli P M (1977b) Ragni d'Italia XXVII. Nuovi dati su Agelenidae, Argyronetidae, Hahniidae, Oxyopidae e Pisauridae cavernicoli ed epigei (Araneae). Quaderni del Museo di Speleologia "V. Rivera" 4: 3-117
Isaia M, Tolve M, Pantini P (2025) Araneae.it: 2.0: the new updated version of the digital catalog of the Italian spiders and other arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Palpigradi, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 57: 197-204
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2