Pelecopsis digitulus Bosmans & Abrous, 1992
Description
Male
Cephalothorax with cephalic part greyish brown, thoracic part yellowish brown; chelicerae pale yellowish brown; sternum yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown, coxae and patellae paler; abdomen dark brown, dorsal scutum dark greyish brown, long opercula and small area before spinnerets yellowish brown.
Chelicerae with 15 faint stridulating ridges.
Legs: No visible dorsal spines. Mt I 0.47
Abdomen: Scutum moderately punctate, covering 4/5 of abdomen.
Body length male: 1.52-1.88 mmFemale
Colour as in male, but abdomen uniformly dark grey.
Cephalothorax: In lateral view with moderate median concavity. Impressed punctures well expressed.
Legs: Tibial spines 1111, Tm I 0.63
Body length female: 2.02-2.32 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, apical view
(Lissner 2016c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lissner 2016c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Lissner 2016c)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Lissner 2016c)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Lissner 2016c)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Lissner 2016c)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Epigyne
(Fusco et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Distribution List
References
Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357 
Bosmans R, Abrous O (1992) Studies on North African Linyphiidae VI. The genera Pelecopsis Simon, Trichopterna Kulczyński and Ouedia gen. n. (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 9: 65-85
Fusco T, Fattorini S, Fortini L, Ruzzier E, Di Giulio A (2024) Ground spiders (Chelicerata, Araneae) of an urban green space: intensive sampling in a protected area of Rome (Italy) reveals a high diversity and new records to the Italian territory. Biodiversity Data Journal 12(e122896): 1-181
Lissner J (2016c) A small study of the Corsican spider and pseudoscorpion fauna (Araneae, Pseudoscorpiones). Nieuwsbrief SPINED 36: 5-15
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2