Harpactea christodeltshevi Bayram, Kunt & Yağmur, 2009
Description
Prosoma light brown, with smooth surface. Cephalic part of prosoma is narrower than thoracic part. Fovea apparent, like a brown straight line. Cheliceral groove with 4 teeth. Abdomen greyish-light brown. Legs with same coloration as prosoma. Palp: Oval bulb and a short, slender, spiniform embolus, ending in a straight tip. Conductor long, thin, with a curved tip, starting from a large base bearing an accessory apophysis. Prosoma length: 1.6 mm, prosoma width: 1.3 mm.
Additional information
Found in semiarid steppe.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Bayram et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Özkütük et al. 2019d)
Tip of bulbus, prolateral view
(Bayram et al. 2009b)
Tip of bulbus, ventral view
(Bayram et al. 2009b)
Bulbus
(Özkütük et al. 2019d)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Bayram et al. 2009b)
Sternum
(Bayram et al. 2009b)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Bayram et al. 2009b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Özkütük et al. 2019d)
Vulva, ventral view
(Özkütük et al. 2019d)
Distribution List
References
Bayram A, Kunt K B, Yağmur E A (2009b) A new spider species of the genus Harpactea (Araneae; Dysderidae) from southeast Anatolian region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Arachnology 2(2): 1-4 
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Özkütük R S, Yağmur E A, Kunt K B, Karaduman N (2019d) Redescription of Harpactea christodeltshevi Bayram, Kunt & Yağmur, 2009 (Araneae, Dysderidae) from Turkey. Commagene Journal of Biology 3: 75-78
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
| 29-12-2019 | Image insert | |
| 25-02-2017 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 14-06-2016 | Image insert |