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Dictynidae  O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 / Lathys  Simon, 1885   19 species

Lathys mallorcensis  Lissner, 2018

Description
Male

Prosoma olive green, dorsal with dark grey reticulations and striae. Chelicerae light olive green. Sternum with dark reticulations at margins. Dorsum of abdomen olive green, dark grey marking anteriorly followed by chevrons broken in to dark blotches along midline. Legs whitish, very slightly darkened apically on tibia IV and metatarsi I–IV. Terminal part of conductor forms an open spiral with well separated, slender windings. The section at the very tip relatively long, straight and parallel with palpal tibia in retrolateral view. Palpal patella without an extension. Base of embolus in 7 o'clock position when viewing detached bulb dorsally. Seminal duct relatively wide and of uniform thickness, lacking a seminal loop.

Body length male: 2.1–2.6 mm
Female

Colouration as in male except for prosomal markings in front of fovea forming longitudinal cells, quite distinct in some specimens. The epigynal openings approximately circular and separated by 0.8–1.2 diameter. The round spermathecae, inseminations ducts and fertilization ducts are partly visible through the cuticle.

Body length female: 1.6–2.2 mm
Additional information

The species belongs to the L. stigmatisata group and differs from its Mediterranean sibling species by its small size, shape of terminal part of conductor and choice of habitat.

Frequency: Not frequent

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Distribution comment: Only known from hypogean environments of high ground karst landscapes of the Tramuntana mountain range at 500–1200 m elevation.
Global distribution (WSC 2024): Spain (Majorca)
Phenology
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 male  female
Maturity periods for both sexes are incompletely known.
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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.

Spain / Balearic Islands   (Branco et al., 2019) |||
References

Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 pdf

Lissner J (2018a) Description of a new Lathys Simon, 1884 (Araneae: Dictynidae) from Majorca, Spain. Arthropoda Selecta 27: 129-137 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

Updates
02-07-2018 Datasheet update Detail
27-06-2018 Image insert
27-06-2018 Distribution update Detail