Cataleptoneta aesculapii (Brignoli, 1968)
Description
Male
Differs from C. sbordonii by the shape of the palpal tibia and tarsus, which has spine and apophysis very distinct.
Female
Prosoma yellowish. Sternum yellowish. Eyes: posteriors more than 1.5 diameters from ALE. Chelicerae: promargin with 7-9 teeth, retromargin with 3-5 teeth. Opisthosoma purple-grey.
Body length female: 1.8 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1978d)
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1968c)
Tip of pedipalp
(Brignoli 1968c)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1968c)
Chelicera
(Brignoli 1968c)
Distribution List
References
Brignoli P M (1968c) Due nuove Paraleptoneta cavernicole dell'Asia Minore (Araneae, Leptonetidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 6: 23-37 
Brignoli P M (1978d) Ragni di Turchia IV. Leptonetidae, Dysderidae ed Agelenidae nuovi o interessanti di grotte della Turchia meridionale (Araneae). Quaderni di Speleologia, Circolo Speleologico Romano 3: 37-54
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
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
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
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