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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Abacoproeces  Simon, 1884   2 species

Abacoproeces molestus Thaler, 1973

Description

Tibial apophysis long and straight. Prosoma brown, with blackish pattern. Sternum blackish. Chelicerae blackish. Legs reddish brown.

Body length male: 1.5 mm
Body length female: 1.8 mm
Additional information

in dry locations in valleys and in montanous mixed forest

Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Distribution comment: Italy: in Suppl. of Blasbichler et al. (2023), already found in 2002 by Stauder (unpubl.)
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Alps (Austria, Italy)
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Austria   (Thaler, 1973a) ||| Italy   (Blasbichler et al., 2023) |||
References

Blasbichler H, Plunger J, Seeber J, Steinwandter M (2023) Abrupt boundaries between mountain meadows and forests separate ground-dwelling invertebrate communities: a case study from South Tyrol, Italy. Soil Organisms 95: 203-216&Supp pdf

Thaler K (1973a) Über wenig bekannte Zwergspinnen aus den Alpen, III (Arachn., Aranei, Erigonidae). Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 60: 41-60 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
25-01-2024 Distribution update Detail
25-01-2024 Distribution insert Detail