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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Troglohyphantes  Joseph, 1882   134 species

Troglohyphantes exul Thaler, 1987

Description

Cymbium with a short dorsal excresence; Epigyne strongly protruding. Prosoma, chelicerae and legs reddish yellow. Opisthosoma whitish. Eyes reduced, anterior median eyes absent

Body length male: 2.9-3.0 mm
Body length female: 2.9-3.0 mm
Additional information

In caves

Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)

Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Italy
Figures
Distribution List
Italy   (Isaia et al., 2025) |||
References

Isaia M, Tolve M, Pantini P (2025) Araneae.it: 2.0: the new updated version of the digital catalog of the Italian spiders and other arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Palpigradi, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 57: 197-204 pdf

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 pdf

Pesarini C (1988c) Osservazioni su alcuni Troglohyphantes della fauna italiana, con descrizione di due nuove specie (Araneae Linyphiidae). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 129: 237-247 pdf

Thaler K (1987a) Two species of Troglohyphantes (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Monti Lessini, northern Italy: T. exul n. sp., T. ruffoi Caporiacco. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 7: 151-156 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

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