Theridion pinicola Simon, 1873
Description
Male
Bulb with a strong, conical, reddish apophysis, and a small black tooth. Prosoma 1 mm long. Characters as in female.
Female
Epigyne: atrium small, semicircular, with a posterior black wide margin. Prosoma light brownish, with a dark wedge-shaped mark on cephalic part, and a thin dark borderline. Prosoma 1 mm long. Sternum light greenish grey, sometimes darker on margin. Legs whitish, with dark annulations. Opisthosoma: colouration variable, geenish grey, dorsally with a grey dentate median band, bordered with white, this band is widened in the middle, and forms a light broad triangle, ventrally uniformly coloured.
Body length female: 2.9 mmAdditional information
In pine forests.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Distribution List
References
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Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357
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Kmira G, Nasri-Ammar, Petillon J, Bosmans R (2025) Catalog of the spiders of Tunisia (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa 5641: 1-95
Knoflach B, Rollard C, Thaler K (2009b) Notes on Mediterranean Theridiidae (Araneae) - II. ZooKeys 16: 227-264
Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2