Troglohyphantes nigraerosae

Troglohyphantes nigraerosae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Troglohyphantes
Species: T. vignai
Binomial name
Troglohyphantes nigraerosae
Brignoli, 1971

Troglohyphantes nigraerosae is a species of cave spider belonging to the Linyphiidae family. It is endemic to Italy.

Morphology

Troglohyphantes nigraerosae is a small sized cave spider with a body length of 3 mm (Prosoma length: 1.50 mm, prosoma width: 1.15 mm).[1] From a genetic standpoint, T. nigrerosae represent the sister group of T. vignai.[2] Males of the latter species can be distinguished from T. nigraerosae by the shape of the lamella significativa of the male palp (see [1]).

Distribution

Southern Graian Alps (NW Italy). The species occurs preferentially in caves.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Troglohyphantes nigraerosae - araneae". www.araneae.unibe.ch. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. Mammola, Stefano; Isaia, Marco; Arnedo, Miquel A. "Alpine endemic spiders shed light on the origin and evolution of subterranean species". PeerJ. 3. doi:10.7717/peerj.1384.
  3. Brignoli, Pier Marcello (1971). "Note su ragni cavernicoli italiani (Araneae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 7 (3): 129–229.
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