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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Mecopisthes  Simon, 1926   14 species

Mecopisthes nasutus  Wunderlich, 1995

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011547

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Description
Male

Embolus S-shaped. TmI at 0.52. Prosoma and legs yellow. Opsthosoma dark grey. (Colouration refers to a freshly moulted specimen!)

Female

Vulva with long, spiral ducts. Prosoma and legs medium brown. Opisthosoma dark grey.

Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2024): Greece (incl. Crete)
Phenology
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Figures
species

male Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

male Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

male Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

species

male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)

species

male Apical part of bulbus
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

male Embolic division, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

species

male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

species

male Prosoma, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

male Prosoma, lateral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

species

male Prosoma, dorsal view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

species

male Prosoma, lateral view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)

species

male Eyes, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

female Epigyne
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

female Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

species

female Epigyne
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)

species

female Vulva, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

female Vulva, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2013)

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.

Greece   (no references) ||| Greece / Crete   (Bosmans et al., 2013) |||
References

Bosmans R, Gavalas I (2023) The spiders (Araneae) of the tiny Greek island Iraklia (Kiklades), with the descriptions of 5 new Harpactea species (Araneae: Dysderidae), 3 species new to Europe and 8 new to Greece. Parnassiana Archives 11 (Suppl. 1): 1-91 pdf

Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147 pdf

WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (22.01.2024) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Wunderlich J (1995c) Beschreibung bisher unbekannter Arten der Baldachinspinnen aus der östlichen Mediterraneis (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 4: 655-686 pdf

Updates
06-02-2024 Image insert
22-10-2013 Image insert
15-10-2013 Distribution update Detail