Hilaira herniosa (Thorell, 1875)
Description
Male palp with very long, pointed tegular apophysis. Epigyne elongated, reaching beyond epigastric furrow. Prosoma brown, rarely brighter yellowish. Sternum brown, with black tinge. Chelicerae brown, robust. Legs yellow-brown, robust. Opisthosoma brownish dark grey to almost black, rarely with brighter stripes or spots.
Body length male: 2.5-3.3 mmBody length female: 2.5-3.5 mm
Additional information
in humid moss, in higher mountain areas
Frequency: Rarely found
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Vogelsanger 1948)
Pedipalp
(Millidge 1977)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Vogelsanger 1948)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
References
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S (2019) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2018 [last updated 1 January 2019], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Heimer S, Nentwig W (1991) Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Paul Parey Berlin 
Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org
Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
Millidge A F (1977) The conformation of the male palpal organs of linyphiid spiders, and its application to the taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of the family (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull Br arachnol Soc 4: 1-60
Vogelsanger T (1948) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Spinennfauna des Kantons Graubünden. Mitt Naturf Ges Schaffhausen 22: 33-72
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