Pelecopsis modica Hillyard, 1980
Description
Tibial apophysis with 1 recurved denticle. Epigyne with sinous posterior margin. Prosoma reddish orange-yellow, punctured, head region tinged with brown. Sternum reddish orange-yellow, punctured. Legs bright orange-yellow. Opisthosoma black, with scutum and punctured spots
Body length male: 2.5 mmBody length female: 2.7 mm
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Embolus
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Tibial apophysis
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Epigyne
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Dorsal epigynal plate, postero-ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
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
Benhalima S, Bosmans R (2024) First historical checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Morocco, between 1840–2024. Zootaxa 5555: 407-535 
Bosmans R, Abrous O (1992) Studies on North African Linyphiidae VI. The genera Pelecopsis Simon, Trichopterna Kulczyński and Ouedia gen. n. (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 9: 65-85
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
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
| 05-10-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |