Eyes very reduced and without pigmentation. Anterior and posterior median eyes barely visible, only 0.02 mm in diameter. Lateral eyes about 0.05 mm in diameter. Opisthosoma cylindrical. Palp: median apophysis protruding, longer than wide, spoon-like, connected to tegulum by a membrane.
Prosoma length: 2.4 mm, prosoma width: 1.8 mm.
Prosoma not darkened. Sternum with a weakly expressed pale median region. Opisthosoma brown-yellowish, only cardiac mark darker. Legs without a pattern. Eyes moderately reduced in size. Epigyne with a distinct posterior sclerite, forming a strongly sclerotized and protruding pocket-like structure.
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al. 2018)
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