Troglohyphantes nigraerosae

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

Troglohyphantes nigraerosae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Troglohyphantes
Species:
T. nigraerosae
Binomial name
Troglohyphantes nigraerosae
Brignoli, 1971

Morphology

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Troglohyphantes nigraerosae - araneae". www.araneae.unibe.ch. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  2. ^ Mammola, Stefano; Isaia, Marco; Arnedo, Miquel A. (2015). "Alpine endemic spiders shed light on the origin and evolution of subterranean species". PeerJ. 3: e1384. doi:10.7717/peerj.1384. PMC 4699788. PMID 26734503.
  3. ^ Brignoli, Pier Marcello (1971). "Note su ragni cavernicoli italiani (Araneae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 7 (3): 129–229.