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Carpathonesticus avrigensis

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Carpathonesticus avrigensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Nesticidae
Genus: Carpathonesticus
Species:
C. avrigensis
Binomial name
Carpathonesticus avrigensis
Weiss & Heimer, 1982[1]

Carpathonesticus avrigensis is a species of araneomorph spider of the family Nesticidae.[1] It occurs in Romania, where it was discovered in a cave.[2] Only two specimens, a male and a female, are known.[2]

Description

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In both sexes, the prosoma is pale yellow with a faint pattern and the opisthosoma is gray with a faint pattern. The male specimen had a body length of 4.8 mm with a prosoma 2.5 mm long; the female specimen was 7.2 mm long with a prosoma length of 2.8 mm.[2]

Original publication

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  • Weiss, I.; Heimer, S. (1982). "Zwei neue Carpathonesticus-Arten aus Rumänien nebst Betrachtungen über Kopulationsmechanismen und deren Evolution (Arachnida, Araneae, Nesticidae)". Reichenbachia. 20: 167–174.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carpathonesticus avrigensis | NMBE - World Spider Catalog". Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Carpathonesticus avrigensis - araneae". www.araneae.unibe.ch. Retrieved 4 February 2017.