Harpactea karaschkhan Kunt, Özkütük, Elverici, Marusik & Karakaş, 2016
Description
Male
Male unknown.
Female
Vulva characteristic. Prosoma yellow-light brown, darker in cephalic region, fovea indistinct, eyes absent. Prosoma length: 1.83-2.04 mm. Chelicerae reddish brown, cheliceral groove with 4 teeth, retromarginal teeth smaller than promarginal teeth. Sternum dirty yellow, brownish at margins. Legs yellowish, anterior femora with retrolateral spines. Opisthosoma yellowish.
Additional information
Troglobitic species.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Vulva, dorsal view
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Vulva, ventral view
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Sternum
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Cheliceral teeth, postero-ventral view
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Femur I, prolateral view
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Femur II, prolateral view
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Kunt et al. 2016)
Distribution List
References
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 
Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Elverici M, Marusik Y M, Karakaş G (2016) Harpactea karaschkhan sp. n., a new cave-dwelling blind spider species from the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 78: 36-40
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