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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Walckenaeria  Blackwall, 1833   63 species

Walckenaeria cretaensis  Wunderlich, 1995

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013266

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Description
Male

Embolus accompanied by a broad memrane. Prosoma and legs orange-brown. TmI at 0.69-0.78. Opsisthosoma light to dark grey.

Body length male: 2.8-3.3 mm
Female

Epigyne with broad median plate. Receptacula widely separated. Colouration as in males.

Body length female: 2.8-3.5 mm
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2024): Greece (Crete)
Figures
species

male Pedipalp
(Wunderlich 1995c)

species

male Palpal tibia
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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male Prosoma, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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male Eyes, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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female Epigyne
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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female Vulva
(Wunderlich 1995c)

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 / Crete   (Bosmans et al., 2013) |||
References

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 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) 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
05-12-2024 Distribution update Detail
15-10-2013 Distribution update Detail