araneae - Palliduphantes malickyi

Palliduphantes malickyi (Wunderlich, 1980)

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011230

Description

Male

Prosoma light to dark brown. Sternum darker. Legs uniform yellow-brown. Opisthosoma mostly uniform grey with dark transverse bands. Palp: uniform light. Tibia higher than wide, with one long dorsal bristle. Paracymbium basally with a long tooth which is pointing retrolaterally and bent dorsad.

Prosoma length: 0.7-0.8 mm, prosoma width: 0.7-0.8 mm.

Body length male: 1.75 mm

Female

Colouration as in male. Epigyne: scape long. Vulva with small receptacles.

Prosoma length: 0.7-0.8 mm, prosoma width: 0.7-0.8 mm.

Body length female: 1.95 mm

Character states from linyphiid key

Distribution

Presence

No data

Global distribution (WSC 2022): Greece (Crete)

Figures

Pedipalp
(Wunderlich 1980e)

Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

Embolic division, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

Epigyne
(Wunderlich 1980e)

Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1980e)

Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

Epigyne, lateral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

Epigyne, dorsal view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

Vulva
(Wunderlich 1980e)

Vulva, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

Distribution List

References

Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147

WSC (2022) World Spider Catalog. Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (21.01.2022) doi: 10.24436/2

Wunderlich J (1980e) Linyphiidae aus Süd-Europa und Nord-Afrika (Arachn.: Araneae). Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 23: 319-337