Lepthyphantes balearicus Denis, 1961
Description
Male
Prosoma pale yellow, slightly orange, sometimes suffused with black. Prosoma length: 0.72 mm. Chelicerae pale yellow. Sternum yellow, suffused with brown. Legs yellow-orange or pale yellow. Opisthosoma grey to blackish, dorsum with white bands and lateral spots, and transverse band posteriorly.
Body length male: 1.75 mmFemale
Colouration as in males. Prosoma length: 0.80-1.0 mm.
Body length female: 2.20-2.45 mmAdditional information
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Phenology
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
 |  |
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Denis 1961a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Denis 1961a)
Epigyne
(Denis 1961a)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Denis 1961a)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Denis 1961a)
Distribution List
References
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 
Denis J (1961a) Quelques araignées de Minorque. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 99: 235-243
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
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 17-09-2015 | Image insert |