Carpathonesticus avrigensis
Carpathonesticus avrigensis is a species of araneomorph spider of the family Nesticidae.[1] It occurs in Romania, where it was discovered in a cave.[2] Only two specimens, a male and a female, are known.[2]
| Carpathonesticus avrigensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nesticidae |
| Genus: | Carpathonesticus |
| Species: | C. avrigensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpathonesticus avrigensis Weiss & Heimer, 1982[1] | |
Description
In both sexes, the prosoma is pale yellow with a faint pattern and the opisthosoma is gray with a faint pattern. The male specimen had a body length of 4.8 mm with a prosoma 2.5 mm long; the female specimen was 7.2 mm long with a prosoma length of 2.8 mm.[2]
Original publication
- Weiss, I.; Heimer, S. (1982). "Zwei neue Carpathonesticus-Arten aus Rumänien nebst Betrachtungen über Kopulationsmechanismen und deren Evolution (Arachnida, Araneae, Nesticidae)". Reichenbachia. 20: 167–174.
References
- "Carpathonesticus avrigensis | NMBE - World Spider Catalog". Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "Carpathonesticus avrigensis - araneae". www.araneae.unibe.ch. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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