Karita paludosa (Duffey, 1971)
Description
Tibial apophysis bipartite, tooth-shaped. Epigyne with only slightly curved posterior margin. Prosoma yellowish-brown, with dark radial stripes and margin. Legs yellowish-brown. Opisthosoma grey.
Body length male: 1.4 mmBody length female: 1.6 mm
Additional information
Prefers humid conditions, in moss and fallen leaves
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp
(Locket et al. 1974)
Tibial apophysis
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket et al. 1974)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne
(Rozwałka 2012a)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Distribution List
References
Blick T, Finch O-D, Harms K H, Kiechle J, Kielhorn K-H , Kreuels M, Malten A, Martin D, Muster C, Nährig D, Platen R, Rödel I, Scheidler M, Staudt A, Stumpf H, Tolke D (2016) Rote Liste und Gesamtartenliste der Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) Deutschlands. 3. Fassung, Stand April 2008, einzelne Änderungen und Nachträge bis August 2015. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 70/4: 383-510 
Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69
Heimer S, Nentwig W (1991) Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Paul Parey Berlin
Kronestedt T (2001) Checklist of Spiders (Araneae) in Sweden [Preliminary version February 2001]
Lavery A (2019) A revised checklist of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Arachnology 18: 196-212
Locket G H, Millidge A F, Merrett P (1974) British Spiders, Volume III. Ray Society, London, 315 pp.
Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
Roberts M J (1987) The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2: Linyphiidae and checklist. Harley Books Colchester, England, 204 pp.
Rozwałka R (2012a) First record of Karita paludosa (Duffey, 1971) (Araneae: Linyphiidae) in Poland. Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego, Acta Biologica 19: 71-75
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2