Palliduphantes stygius (Simon, 1884)
Description
Male
Colouration variable. Prosoma pale yellow to yellowish brown, with grey striae and margin. Prosoma length: 0.80-0.89 mm, prosoma width: 0.68-0.74 mm. Legs pale yellow to yellowish brown, streaked with grey. Opisthosoma pale grey to almost black, dark specimens with 5-6 faint pale chevrons in posterior half.
Body length male: 1.6-2.2 mmFemale
Colouration as in males.
Body length female: 1.9-2.6 mmAdditional information
Found in a wide variety of habitats.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Denis 1964a)
Pedipalp
(Denis 1964a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Bosmans et al. 2010)
Embolic division, antero-ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2010)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Denis 1964a)
Epigyne
(Denis 1964a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2010)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Bosmans et al. 2010)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Bosmans et al. 2010)
Vulva
(Denis 1964a)
Vulva
(Bosmans et al. 2010)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R, Cardoso P, Crespo L C (2010) A review of the linyphiid spiders of Portugal, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Zootaxa 2473: 1-67 
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Denis J (1964a) Spiders from the Azores and Madeira. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal 18: 68-102
Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468
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
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2