Troglohyphantes cerberus (Simon, 1884)
Description
Male
Colouration as in females.
Female
Prosoma pale yellowish brown, with fine brown marginal line. Sternum pale brown. Opisthosoma blackish, dorsum lighter.
Body length female: 3-6.1 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Simon 1929)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Fage 1919)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Embolus, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1978b)
Embolus, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1978b)
Embolus, ventral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Tip of embolus, retrolateral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1978b)
Radical complex
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1978b)
Embolic division, prolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Embolic division, prolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Embolic division, retrolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Embolic division, retrolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Lamella characteristica
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1978b)
Lamella characteristica
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1978b)
Lamella characteristica, lateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Cymbium, dorsal view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Fage 1919)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Epigyne
(Simon 1929)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Fage 1919)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Fage 1919)
Epigyne/vulva, dorsal view
(Fage 1919)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Fage 1919)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Barrientos et al. 2023a)
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
Barrientos J A, Prieto C E, Castro A, Fernández-Pérez J, Mederos J, Brañas N (2023a) Especies ibéricas del género Troglohyphantes Joseph, 1882 (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 42: 3-66 
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Deeleman-Reinhold C L (1978b) Revision of the cave-dwelling and related spiders of the genus Troglohyphantes Joseph (Linyphiidae), with special reference to the yugoslav species. Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Razred za Prirodoslovne Vede, Classis IV, Historia Naturalis (Prirod. Vede) 23: 1-220
Fage L (1919) Etudes sur les araignées cavernicoles. III. Sur le genre Troglohyphantes. In Biospelogica XL. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 58: 55-148
Fernández-Pérez J, Castro A, Prieto C E (2014) Arañas cavernícolas (Araneae) de la región Vasco-Cantábrica: nuevos registros y actualización del conocimiento. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 25: 77-91
Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468
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
Simon E (1929) Les arachnides de France 6 (3). Paris (Roret): 533-772
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
| 15-10-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 21-08-2023 | Image insert | |
| 26-10-2015 | Image insert |