Theridula aelleni (Hubert, 1970)
Description
Male
Palp: embolus corkscrew-shaped. Prosoma 0.9 mm long. Characters as in female.
Body length male: 2 mmFemale
Epigyne: copulatory orifices clearly separate, and about their diameter from the epigastric furrow. Prosoma light brown, with faint pattern. Prosoma 1-1.1 mm long. Legs reddish-brown, femur lighter. Opisthosoma pale yellow to grey, with faint pattern. Opisthosoma globular, slightly longer than wide, without protuberances.
Body length female: 2.4-3.2 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Hubert 1970)
Stridulatory organ
(Hubert 1970)
Epigyne/vulva, dorsal view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Epigyne
(Hubert 1970)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Hubert 1970)
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
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 
Dimassi N. Ezzine I K, Khadra Y B, Zellama M S, Othmen A B, Said K (2016) A new record of spider species from Tunisia (Arachnida: Araneae). Journal of Research in Biological Sciences 2: 13-29
Hubert M (1970) Araignées capturées dans des grottes de Tunisie et description de deux espèces nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 77: 189-195
Knoflach B, Rollard C, Thaler K (2009b) Notes on Mediterranean Theridiidae (Araneae) - II. ZooKeys 16: 227-264
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (22.01.2024) doi: 10.24436/2