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Dysderidae  C. L. Koch, 1837 / Harpactea  Bristowe, 1939   206 species

Harpactea karaschkhan  Kunt, Özkütük, Elverici, Marusik & Karakaş, 2016

Description
Male

Male unknown.

Female

Vulva characteristic. Prosoma yellow-light brown, darker in cephalic region, fovea indistinct, eyes absent. Prosoma length: 1.83-2.04 mm. Chelicerae reddish brown, cheliceral groove with 4 teeth, retromarginal teeth smaller than promarginal teeth. Sternum dirty yellow, brownish at margins. Legs yellowish, anterior femora with retrolateral spines. Opisthosoma yellowish.

Additional information

Troglobitic species.

Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2024): Turkey
Phenology
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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.

Turkey (Asia)   (no references) |||
References

Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Elverici M, Marusik Y M, Karakaş G (2016) Harpactea karaschkhan sp. n., a new cave-dwelling blind spider species from the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 78: 36-40 pdf

Mammola S, Pavlek M, Huber B A, 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 pdf

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 pdf

Updates
14-06-2016 Distribution update Detail
14-06-2016 Image insert