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Pholcidae Leptopholcus

Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893)

Short Leptopholcus

This species has a shorter abdomen compared to typical Leptopholcus. It has eight eyes although the lenses of AME are not so obvious. In the males, the entire ocular area is distinctly darkened, and the two eye triads are mounted on stalks. In the females, the ocular area is not pigmented, and the eyes are not on stalks.

Length♀ 5 mm; ♂ 4–5 mm.
HabitatOn green leaves in secondary forests.
Type LocalityKandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
DistributionChina, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references

  1. Pholcus podophthalmus (Original description ♂♀)

    Simon, 1893a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier: 468, f. 456 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973

  2. Pholcus podophthalmus (♂♀)

    Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 58, f. 24O-V

  3. Pholcus podophthalmus (♂)

    Zhang & Zhu, 2009a A review of the genus Pholcus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from China: 71, f. 39A-D doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2037.1.1

  4. Leptopholcus podophthalmus (T♂♀ from Pholcus)

    Huber, 2011b Revision and cladistic analysis of Pholcus and closely related taxa (Araneae, Pholcidae): 99, f. 232-235, 275-276, 402-417

Distribution of Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893)

China, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

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