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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Pelecopsis  Simon, 1864   41 species

Pelecopsis modica Hillyard, 1980

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012281

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Description

Tibial apophysis with 1 recurved denticle. Epigyne with sinous posterior margin. Prosoma reddish orange-yellow, punctured, head region tinged with brown. Sternum reddish orange-yellow, punctured. Legs bright orange-yellow. Opisthosoma black, with scutum and punctured spots

Body length male: 2.5 mm
Body length female: 2.7 mm
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Spain, Morocco
Figures
species

male Pedipalp
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)

species

male Embolus
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)

species

male Tibial apophysis
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)

species

male Prosoma, lateral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)

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male Prosoma, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)

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female Epigyne
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)

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female Dorsal epigynal plate, postero-ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)

Distribution List
Morocco   (Benhalima & Bosmans, 2024) ||| Spain   (Branco et al., 2019) |||
References

Benhalima S, Bosmans R (2024) First historical checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Morocco, between 1840–2024. Zootaxa 5555: 407-535 pdf

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 pdf

Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 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
05-10-2025 Distribution update Detail