Troglohyphantes novicordis Thaler, 1978
Description
Male palp with strongly developed, sickle-shaped dorsal branch of lamina. Epigyne with narrowly stalked basal part of scapus, distal part truncated.
Body length male: 2.2 mmBody length female: 2.6-3.1 mm
Additional information
found in a cave in Styria
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Embolus, prolateral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Embolic division, dorsal view
(Thaler 1978c)
Median apophysis
(Thaler 1978c)
Lamella characteristica, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Lamella characteristica, ventral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Paracymbium, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Paracymbium, frontal view
(Thaler 1978c)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Chelicera, frontal view
(Thaler 1978c)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Thaler 1978c)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Thaler 1978c)
Distribution List
References
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91 
Kropf C, Horak P (1996) Die Spinnen der Steiermark (Arachnida, Araneae). Mitteilungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines für Steiermark Sonderheft: 1-112
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
Thaler K (1978c) Troglohyphantes novicordis n.sp. aus der Steiermark, Österreich (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 59: 289-296
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 16-10-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 01-10-2013 | Image insert |