Biology:Carpathonesticus spelaeus

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Short description: Species of spider

Carpathonesticus spelaeus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nesticidae
Genus: Carpathonesticus
Species:
C. spelaeus
Binomial name
Carpathonesticus spelaeus
(Szombathy, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nesticus spelaeus Szombathy, 1917[1]

Carpathonesticus spelaeus is an araneomorph spider species of the family Nesticidae.[1] It occurs in Romania,[1] where it can be found in caves and outdoors under calcareous blocks.[2] It was transferred from the genus Nesticus to Carpathonesticus in 1980 by Lehtinen and Saaristo.[1]

Description

Prosoma length is 2.4 mm in male and female specimens.[2] In females, the prosoma is pale yellowish with a very faint pattern; the sternum and appendages are a pale reddish yellow. The opisthosoma is very faintly patterned. The eyes are ringed with a light brownish shade.[2]

Original publication

Szombathy, C. (1917). "A magyarországi Nesticus-félékröl (Nesticus spelaeus és N. tenebricola n. sp.)". Barlangkutatás (Budapest) 5: 33–39, 74–78. 

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2302709 entry