Pelecopsis digitulus Bosmans & Abrous, 1992
Description
Male
Cephalothorax with cephalic part greyish brown, thoracic part yellowish brown; chelicerae pale yellowish brown; sternum yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown, coxae and patellae paler; abdomen dark brown, dorsal scutum dark greyish brown, long opercula and small area before spinnerets yellowish brown.
Chelicerae with 15 faint stridulating ridges.
Legs: No visible dorsal spines. Mt I 0.47
Abdomen: Scutum moderately punctate, covering 4/5 of abdomen.
Body length male: 1.52-1.88 mmFemale
Colour as in male, but abdomen uniformly dark grey.
Cephalothorax: In lateral view with moderate median concavity. Impressed punctures well expressed.
Legs: Tibial spines 1111, Tm I 0.63
Body length female: 2.02-2.32 mmAdditional information
In grassland and open forests
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, apical view
(Lissner 2016c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lissner 2016c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Lissner 2016c)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Lissner 2016c)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Lissner 2016c)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Lissner 2016c)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
Epigyne
(Fusco et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Abrous 1992)
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
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, Abrous O (1992) Studies on North African Linyphiidae VI. The genera Pelecopsis Simon, Trichopterna Kulczyński and Ouedia gen. n. (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 9: 65-85
Fusco T, Fattorini S, Fortini L, Ruzzier E, Di Giulio A (2024) Ground spiders (Chelicerata, Araneae) of an urban green space: intensive sampling in a protected area of Rome (Italy) reveals a high diversity and new records to the Italian territory. Biodiversity Data Journal 12(e122896): 1-181
Lissner J (2016c) A small study of the Corsican spider and pseudoscorpion fauna (Araneae, Pseudoscorpiones). Nieuwsbrief SPINED 36: 5-15
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