Formiphantes lephthyphantiformis (Strand, 1907)
Description
Male palp with robust terminal spine on patella. Epigyne with long and stalked visible part of scapus, slightly broadened posteriorly, distal part strongly broadened. Prosoma light yellow-brown. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma whitish.
Body length male: 2.0-2.4 mmBody length female: 2.0-2.4 mm
Additional information
In litter layer and small caves
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Thaler 1973b)
Pedipalp
(Thaler 1973b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Michaud 2022)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Michaud 2022)
Paracymbium
(Thaler 1973b)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne/vulva
(Miller & Zitnanska 1976)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1965a)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1965a)
Ocular area, frontal view
(Wiehle 1965a)
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
Arnold K (2001) Beitrag zur Spinnenfauna (Arachnida, Araneae) des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Berichte der Botanisch-Zoologischen Gesellschaft Liechtenstein-Sargans-Werdenberg 28: 211-244 
Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69
Ćurčić B P M, Deltshev C C, Tomić V T, Ćurčić S B (2007) Biodiversity of spiders: on some taxa new to Serbia and to science. Archives of Biological Sciences Belgrade 59: 19P-20P
Heimer S, Nentwig W (1991) Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Paul Parey Berlin
Ivanov V V (2013) The checklist of Belarusian spiders (Arachnida, Araneae). Zoology and Ecology 4: 293-311
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91
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
Michaud A (2022) Découverte en France de Formiphantes lephthyphantiformis (Strand, 1907) (Araneae, Linyphiidae) et affirmation de la présence de Clubiona saxatilis L. Koch, 1867 (Araneae, Clubionidae) et de Centromerus cavernarum (L. Koch, 1872) (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Revue Arachnologique (2) 9: 2-7
Miller F, Zitnanska O (1976) Einige bemerkenswerte Spinnen aus der Slowakei. Biológia (Bratislava) 31: 81-88
Pantini P, Isaia M (2019) Araneae.it: the online catalog of Italian spiders, with addenda on other arachnid orders occurring in Italy (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpionida, Scorpiones, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 51: 127-152
Rozwałka R, Stanska M (2008) Check-list of spiders (Araneae) of Poland. 1. December 2008. online at http://www.arachnologia.edu.pl/en/species/8-spiders-of-poland.html
Růžička V, Řezáč M (2022a) Seznam pavouků České republiky. List of spiders of the Czech Republic. Online at https://www.arachnology.cz/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html and https://www.arachnology.cz/en/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html
Samu F, Szinetár C (1999) Bibliographic check list of the Hungarian spider fauna. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 11: 161-184
Thaler K (1973b) Über vier wenig bekannte Leptyphantes-Arten der Alpen (Arachnida, Aranei, Linyphiidae). Archives des Sciences, Genève 25: 289-308
Wiehle H (1965a) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der deutschen Spinnenfauna IV. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 41: 11-57
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