Xysticus thessalicus Simon, 1916
Description
Male
Prosoma with cephalic band which has a triangular form with its peak placed posterior and with the two side lines rectilinear towards the eyes. Clypeus with 7 long spines. Chelicerae brown with yellowish pattern. Opisthosoma oval, yellowish pattern with brown spots, sides dark brown, yellowish band around spinnerets.
prosoma length: 2.0 mm, prosoma width: 1.7 mm.
Body length male: 3.5 mmFemale
Anterior median eyes separated by same distance as posterior median eyes. Posterior median eyes smallest. Anterior lateral eyes largest. Triangular, yellowish cephalic band, on dark brown ground. Opisthosoma pale grey, posteriorly rounded, angled anteriorly. Sternum yellowish with brown spots and with large brownish peripheral band.
prosoma length: 3.0 mm, prosoma width: 2.7 mm.
Body length female: 7.4 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne 2011)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne 2011)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1995b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Azarkina & Logunov 2001)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995b)
Epigyne
(Naumova et al. 2021)
Epigyne
(Dolejš 2023)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Azarkina & Logunov 2001)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1995b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Naumova et al. 2021)
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
Azarkina G N, Logunov D V (2001) Separation and distribution of Xysticus cristatus (Clerck, 1758) and X. audax (Schrank, 1803) in eastern Eurasia, with description of a new species from the mountains of central Asia (Aranei: Thomisidae). Arthropoda Selecta 9: 133-150 
Bosmans R, Chatzaki M (2005) A catalogue of the spiders of Greece – a critical review of all spider species cited from Greece with their localities. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische arachnologische Vereniging 20 (2, suppl.): 1-124
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
Dolejš P (2023) A historical collection of Greek spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the National Museum of the Czech Republic. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 66: 17-23
Helsdingen P J van, IJland S (2015) A quick scan of the spider fauna in the surroundings of Përmet, Albania (Arachnida, Araneae) - preliminary report. Nieuwsbrief SPINED 35: 15-33
Lecigne S (2011) Inventaire aranéologique dans la Province d’Izmir (Turquie) (Arachnida, Araneae). Le bulletin d'Arthropoda 46: 5-83
Naumova M, Blagoev G, Deltshev D (2021) Fifty spider species new to the Bulgarian fauna, with a review of some dubious species (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa 4984: 228-257
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Wunderlich J (1995b) Zur Kenntnis west-paläarktischer Arten der Gattungen Psammitis Menge 1875, Xysticus C. L. Koch 1835 und Ozyptila Simon 1864 (Arachnida: Araneae: Thomisidae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 4: 749-774