Stygopholcus skotophilus Kratochvíl, 1940
Description
Male
Palp 4.7 mm long.
Female
Epigyne red-brown, with a black pattern, larger than in S. absoloni. Prosoma light brownish, cephalic part with a brown marking, sternum darker, with reddish edges. Eyes ringed with black, PME about one diameter from PLE. Legs: femur and tibia with an apical whitish annulation. Opisthosoma whitish, with faint dark blotches.
Body length female: 6.5-6.9 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Bulbus, dorso-lateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Bulbus, prolateral-distal view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Procursus, prolateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Tip of procursus, prolateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Procursus, retrolateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Bulbal apophysis, prolateral view
(Senglet 1971)
Chelicera, lateral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Epigyne
(Huber et al. 2021)
Epigyne
(Huber et al. 2021)
Vulva, ventral view
(Senglet 1971)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Vulva, ventral view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber et al. 2021)
Distribution List
References
Huber B A, Pavlek M, Komnenov M (2021) Revision of the spider genus Stygopholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae), endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. European Journal of Taxonomy 752: 1-60 
Komnenov M (2010) Checklist of spiders (Araneae) of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Uzizaž i Biospeld 5(2009): 52-69
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
Senglet A (1971) Note sur les Pholcidae (Arachn.) de Grèce. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 44: 345-359
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2