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Cybaeidae  Banks, 1892 / Cryphoeca  Thorell, 1870   9 species

Cryphoeca brignolii Thaler, 1980

Description

Palp male: tibia extended wing-like anteriorly. Vulva with V-shaped terminal part, with short branches.

Body length male: 2.5-3 mm
Body length female: 2.5-3 mm
Additional information

In stony debris areas above timberline, in heap of stones on alpine pastures, southern border of the Alps, 1400-1800 m

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Switzerland, Italy
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Italy   (Isaia et al., 2025) ||| Switzerland   (Maurer & Hänggi, 1990) |||
References

Isaia M, Tolve M, Pantini P (2025) Araneae.it: 2.0: the new updated version of the digital catalog of the Italian spiders and other arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Palpigradi, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 57: 197-204 pdf

Maurer R, Hänggi A (1990) Katalog der schweizerischen Spinnen. Documenta Faunistica Helvetiae 12 pdf

Thaler K (1980b) Cryphoeca brignolii n. sp., eine weitere Reliktart der Südalpen - mit Artenschlüssel und Versuch eines Kladogramms. Zoologischer Anzeiger 204: 400-408 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
23-06-2025 Distribution update Detail
05-02-2019 Datasheet update Detail