Carpathonesticus spelaeus

Carpathonesticus spelaeus
Scientific classification
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carpathonesticus spelaeus | NMBE - World Spider Catalog". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Carpathonesticus spelaeus - araneae". Retrieved 13 February 2017.


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