Centromerus ponsi Lissner, 2016
Description
Male
Pale species. Tibial spines 2221, no dorsal spine on Metatarsus I and II, T Mt I 0.30, T Mt IV absent. Serrated paracymbium, high number of teeth on paracymbium (ca. 24, versus 13-15 longer ones in C. acutidentatus and C. obenbergeri). Eyes fairly small and reduced compared to epigean Centromerus species. Size of eyes variable.
Body length male: 1.79 mmFemale
Pale species. Tibial spines 2221, no dorsal spine on Metatarsus I and II, T Mt I 0.34, T Mt IV absent. Epigyne and vulva 1.6 times wider than long. Vulva resembles those of C. acutidentatus and C. obenbergeri, but with different proportions and curvature of ducts, in particular the lateral ones. Eyes fairly small and reduced compared to epigean Centromerus species. Size of eyes variable.
Body length female: 1.37-2.03 mmAdditional information
Lives in caves. Previous records of C. sylvaticus from the Balearic Isles belong to this species.
Frequency: Rarely found
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Lissner 2016a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lissner 2016a)
Chelicera, frontal view
(Lissner 2016a)
Epigyne, postero-ventral view
(Lissner 2016a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Lissner 2016a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Lissner 2016a)
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
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 
Lissner J (2016a) Notes on the Majorcan Centromerus Dahl (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with the description of a new cave species (Balearic Islands, Spain). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 28: 21-24
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (22.01.2024) doi: 10.24436/2