Kryptonesticus fagei (Kratochvíl, 1933)
Description
Male
Characters as in female.
Body length male: 5.3-5.4 mmFemale
Epigyne much wider than long, posterior side with a median hard chitinous tubercle. Prosoma 1.9-2 mm long. Eyes small, ringed with black, AME very reduced, PME 2 diameters apart. Chelicerae with 3 teeth on promargin, and behind with 16 to 20 teeth.
Body length female: 5.3-5.4 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglobiont species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Kratochvíl 1933)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Pedipalp, apical view
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Paracymbium, retrolateral view
(Kratochvíl 1933)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Kratochvíl 1933)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Kratochvíl 1933)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Epigyne
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Epigyne
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Vulva
(Pavlek & Ribera 2017)
Eyes
(Kratochvíl 1933)
Chelicera, posterior view
(Kratochvíl 1933)
Distribution List
References
Komnenov M (2010) Checklist of spiders (Araneae) of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Uzizaž i Biospeld 5(2009): 52-69 
Kratochvíl J (1933) Evropské druhy celedi Nesticidae Dahl [Les espèces européenes de la famille Nesticidae Dahl]. Práce Moravské Přírodovědecké Společnosti 8 (10): 1-69
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
Pantini P, Isaia M (2018) Checklist of the Italian spiders (version June 2018).
Pavlek M, Ribera C (2017) Kryptonesticus deelemanae gen. et sp. nov. (Araneae, Nesticidae), with notes on the Mediterranean cave species. European Journal of Taxonomy 262: 1-27
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2