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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Sintula  Simon, 1884   16 species

Sintula iberica Bosmans, 2010

Description
Male

Prosoma pale olive-brown, with broad grey margin. Prosoma length: 0.64-0.66 mm, prosoma width: 0.58-0.60 mm. Legs olive-brown, coxae paler. Opisthosoma dark grey.

Body length male: 1.5 mm
Female

Prosoma length: 0.59-0.64 mm, prosoma width: 0.45-0.50 mm. Colouration as in males, except opisthosoma light grey with 6 pale grey chevrons.

Body length female: 1.4-1.8 mm
Additional information

Only in closed canopy forests.

Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Portugal, Spain
Phenology
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
 male  female
Figures
Distribution List
Portugal   (Branco et al., 2019) ||| Spain   (Branco et al., 2019) |||
References

Bosmans R, Cardoso P, Crespo L C (2010) A review of the linyphiid spiders of Portugal, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Zootaxa 2473: 1-67 pdf

Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 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

Updates
17-12-2013 Datasheet update Detail
17-12-2013 Image insert