Rhodera hypogea Deeleman-Reinhold, 1989
Description
Female
Prosoma dark red, oval, with strong granulations. Prosoma 3.4 mm long. Eyes absent. Legs: tarsal claw of anterior legs with 12 small teeth, tarsal claw of posterior legs with 2 or 3 small teeth, posterior metatarsus and tarsus with claw tuft.
Body length female: 7.6 mmAdditional information
In cave.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Vulva, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1989)
Posterior diverticula, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1989)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1989)
Epigastric region, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold 1989)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R, Chatzaki M (2005) A catalogue of the spiders of Greece – a critical review of all spider species cited from Greece with their localities. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische arachnologische Vereniging 20 (2, suppl.): 1-124 
Deeleman-Reinhold C L (1989) Rhodera n. gen., hypogea n. sp., araignée microphtalme de l'île de Crête, un fossile vivant? (Araneae: Dysderidae: Dysderinae). Mémoires de Biospéologie 16: 47-51
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
Updates
| 05-02-2026 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 04-12-2014 | Image insert |