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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Walckenaeria  Blackwall, 1833   62 species

Walckenaeria cretaensis Wunderlich, 1995

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013266

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Description
Male

Embolus accompanied by a broad memrane. Prosoma and legs orange-brown. TmI at 0.69-0.78. Opsisthosoma light to dark grey.

Body length male: 2.8-3.3 mm
Female

Epigyne with broad median plate. Receptacula widely separated. Colouration as in males.

Body length female: 2.8-3.5 mm
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Greece (Crete)
Figures
species

male Pedipalp
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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male Palpal tibia
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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male Eyes, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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female Epigyne
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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female Vulva
(Wunderlich 1995c)

Distribution List
Greece / Crete   (Bosmans et al., 2013) |||
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 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Wunderlich J (1995c) Beschreibung bisher unbekannter Arten der Baldachinspinnen aus der östlichen Mediterraneis (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 4: 655-686 pdf

Updates
05-12-2024 Distribution update Detail
15-10-2013 Distribution update Detail