Phlegra nitidiventris (Lucas, 1846)
Description
Male
Medium-size cursorial spiders. Prosoma covered by black, shiny, light-reflecting scutum. Prosoma a bit longer than opisthosoma. Front legs reddish, hind legs dark brown, black annulated.
Prosoma width: 2.2 mm.
Female
Medium-size cursorial spiders. Prosoma covered by black, shiny, light-reflecting scutum.
Prosoma width: 2.2 mm.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Prószyński 2003)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Embolic division, dorsal view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Embolic division, prolateral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Embolic division, retrolateral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Palpal tibia, ventro-retrolateral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Leg I, ventral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Habitus, apical view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Habitus, dorso-lateral view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Habitus, frontal view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Habitus, frontal view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Prószyński 2003)
Epigyne
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Epigyne
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Azarkina et al. 2022)
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
Azarkina G N, Pérez-Gómez Á, Sánchez-García I (2022) Description of a stunning new species of Phlegra Simon, 1876 from southern Spain and redescription of an enigmatic Phlegra species from northern Africa (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 5162: 557-575 
Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Kmira G, Nasri-Ammar, Petillon J, Bosmans R (2025) Catalog of the spiders of Tunisia (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa 5641: 1-95
Logunov D V (2015) Taxonomic-faunistic notes on the jumping spiders of the Mediterranean (Aranei: Salticidae). Arthropoda Selecta 24: 33-85
Prószyński J (2003) Salticidae (Araneae) of the Levant. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 53: 1-180
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2