Megalepthyphantes minotaur Tanasevitch & Wunderlich, 2015
Description
Male
Body and legs pale. Cephalic part slightly elevated. Eyes small, reduced, with dark margins. Prosoma length: 1.2 mm. Chelicerae: promargin with 3 stout teeth.
Body length male: 2.5 mmFemale
Female unknown.
Additional information
In cave.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Tanasevitch & Wunderlich 2015)
Embolus
(Tanasevitch & Wunderlich 2015)
Embolus
(Tanasevitch & Wunderlich 2015)
Embolic division
(Tanasevitch & Wunderlich 2015)
Lamella characteristica
(Tanasevitch & Wunderlich 2015)
Paracymbium
(Tanasevitch & Wunderlich 2015)
Paracymbium
(Tanasevitch & Wunderlich 2015)
Distribution List
References
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 
Tanasevitch A V, Wunderlich J (2015) A new Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich 1994 (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from a cave of Crete (Greece). Beiträge zur Araneologie 9: 452-455
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2