Palliduphantes montanus (Kulczyński, 1898)
Description
Male palp with 2 approximately equally large branches on end of lamella. Epigyne deeply indented distally at upper part of scapus. Lobes of scapus approximately as wide as epigynal lobes. Prosoma yellow-brown. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma light grey with bright pattern.
Body length male: 1.8-2 mmBody length female: 1.6-2 mm
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Thaler 1973b)
Pedipalp
(Thaler 1973b)
Lamella characteristica
(Pekár et al. 1999)
Paracymbium
(Pekár et al. 1999)
Paracymbium
(Thaler 1973b)
Palpal tibia
(Thaler 1973b)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Pekár et al. 1999)
Epigyne
(Thaler 1973b)
Epigyne, aboral view
(Thaler 1973b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1969)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1969)
Vulva
(Thaler 1973b)
Vulva
(Wunderlich 1969)
Distribution List
References
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Pekár S, Svatoň J, Thomka V (1999) Reconsideration of Lepthyphantes montanus Kulczyński, 1898 and Lepthyphantes milleri Staręga, 1972 (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 11: 254-256
Thaler K (1973b) Über vier wenig bekannte Leptyphantes-Arten der Alpen (Arachnida, Aranei, Linyphiidae). Archives des Sciences, Genève 25: 289-308
Thaler K (1995) Beiträge zur Spinnenfauna von Nordtirol - 5. Linyphiidae 1: Linyphiinae (sensu Wiehle) (Arachnida: Araneida). Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 82: 153-190
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Wunderlich J (1969) Zur Spinnenfauna Deutschlands, IX. Beschreibung seltener oder bisher unbekannter Arten (Arachnida: Araneae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 50: 381-393