Troglohyphantes nigraerosae
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Troglohyphantes nigraerosae Brignoli, 1971
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Troglohyphantes nigraerosae is a species of cave spider of the family Linyphiidae. 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
- ^ a b "Troglohyphantes nigraerosae - araneae". www.araneae.unibe.ch. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Brignoli, Pier Marcello (1971). "Note su ragni cavernicoli italiani (Araneae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 7 (3): 129–229.