Praestigia pini (Holm, 1950)
Description
Male
Pedipalp: Dorsal tibial apophysis abruptly narrowed at tip with spine-like extension. Rostrum of prosoma directed forward and slightly upwards.
Body length male: 2.03 mmFemale
Prosoma length: 0.84-0.87 mm, prosoma width: 0.65-0.73. Epigyne with a reduced neck of the median plate.
Body length female: 2.57 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis, caudal view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, caudal view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Vulva, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, ventral view
(Marusik et al. 2008)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibia I
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Metatarsus I
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Distribution List
References
Esyunin S L, Efimik V E (1996a) Catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) of the Urals. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow, 228 pp. 
Koponen S, Fritzén N R, Pajunen T (2016) Checklist of spiders in Finland (Araneae). 6th version, December 2016, online at http://biolcoll.utu.fi/arach/checklist_of_spiders_in_Finland.htm
Kronestedt T (2001) Checklist of Spiders (Araneae) in Sweden [Preliminary version February 2001]
Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
Marusik Y M, Gnelitsa V A, Koponen S (2008) A survey of Holarctic Linyphiidae (Araneae). 3. A review of the genus Praestigia Millidge, 1954. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 14: 213-231
Nekhaeva A A (2020) On the spider fauna (Arachnida: Aranei) of the Kanin Peninsula and Kolguev Island, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Arthropoda Selecta 29: 387-398
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2