Centromerus paradoxus (Simon, 1884)
Description
Male
Palp: Patella with robust spine which is a little longer than patella. Tibia with a much longer but thinner spine. Lamella is a large and arched sclerite, incised distally. Lateral face of chitinous basal part of the median membrane is densely denticulated.
Female
Epigyne: epigynal depression very large, occupying whole epigastric area. Anterior border semicircular, with short and wrinkled median septum. Scape with parallel borders, enlarged, with large openings. Median plate large and roundish, lateral plates slightly larger than median plate. Spermathecae elongated and bent.
Body length female: 1.8 mmAdditional information
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Embolic division, median view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Paracymbium
(Dresco 1952)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans 2006a)
Vulva
(Bosmans 2006a)
Vulva
(Dresco 1952)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
Ballarin F, Pantini P (2020) Three new species and new records of the genus Centromerus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Italy. European Journal of Taxonomy 660: 1-23 
Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357
Bosmans R (1986) Études sur les Linyphiidae Nord-Africaines IV. Le genre Centromerus Dahl (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Biologisch Jaarboek Dodonaea 54: 85-103
Bosmans R (2006a) Contribution to the knowledge of the Linyphiidae of the Maghreb. Part XI. Miscellaneous linyphiid genera and additions (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae). Bulletin & Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 141: 125-161
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Dresco E (1952) Remarques sur les Centromerus du groupe paradoxus et description de deux espèces nouvelles. Notes biospéologiques 7: 95-100
Mammola S, Pavlek M, Huber B A, Ballarin F, Tolve M, Čupić I, Hesselberg T, Lunghi E, Mouron S, Graco-Roza C, Cardoso P (2022) A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders. Scientific Data 9(236): 1-13
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) doi: 10.24436/2