Histopona leonardoi Bolzern, Pantini & Isaia, 2013
Description
Male
Prosoma length: 2.25-2.86 mm, prosoma width: 1.54-2.05 mm. Prosoma with 2 symmetric longitudinal rows of triangular dots, cephalic part with dark median band, prosomal margin with fine continuous dark line. Sternum and legs unicoloured. Opisthosoma dark grey-green, cardiac mark moderately pronounced, dorsum posteriorly with an indistinct pattern of chevrons.
Female
Prosoma length: 2.04-2.28 mm, prosoma width: 1.38-1.63 mm.
Additional information
In forest habitats (beech woods) at 1000-1500 m a.s.l., in alpine pastures (max. elevation 2458 m). Some specimens were found in caves.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al. 2018)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Brignoli 1977b)
Pedipalp, prolateral-ventral view
(Brignoli 1977b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bolzern et al. 2013a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bolzern et al. 2013a)
Palpal tibia, dorso-retrolateral view
(Bolzern et al. 2013a)
Vulva, ventral view
(Bolzern et al. 2013a)
References
Bolzern A, Pantini P, Isaia M (2013a) Revision of the Histopona italica group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 3640: 23-41 
Brignoli P M (1977b) Ragni d'Italia XXVII. Nuovi dati su Agelenidae, Argyronetidae, Hahniidae, Oxyopidae e Pisauridae cavernicoli ed epigei (Araneae). Quad Mus Speleol "V. Rivera" 4: 3-117
Mammola S, Cardoso P, Ribera C, Pavlek M, Isaia M (2018b) A synthesis on cave-dwelling spiders in Europe. Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 56: 301-316
Pantini P, Isaia M (2018) Checklist of the Italian spiders (version June 2018). online at http://www.museoscienzebergamo.it/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=96&Itemid=94
World Spider Catalog (2019) World Spider Catalog, version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.01.2019) doi: 10.24436/2