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Images and Species Descriptions
Text and photographs © 2010 Jørgen Lissner
Spiders of Europe and Greenland
Family: Filistatidae (Crevice Weavers)
This family is represented in Europe with 12 species in 2 genera (van Helsdingen, 2009; Platnick, 2009). European genera (number of species in parenthesis): Filistata (9), Pritha (3).
Genus: Filistata Latreille, 1810
There are 9 European species (van Helsdingen, 2009; Platnick, 2009): Filistata annulipes, F. canariensis, F. dubia (nomen dubium), F. gomerensis, F. insidiatrix, F. pseudogomerensis, F. teideensis, F. tenerifensis, F. truncata (nomen dubium).
Filistata insidiatrix (Forsskl, 1775)
Range: Bulgaria, Croatia, France (Corsica), France (Mainland), Greece (Crete), Greece (Cyclades), Greece (Dodecanese Islands), Greece (Mainland), Greece (North Aegean Islands), Italy (Mainland), Italy (Sardinia), Italy (Sicily), Macedonia, Malta, Portugal (Azores), Portugal (Madeira), Portugal (Mainland), Portugal (Selvagens Islands), Slovenia, Spain (Balearic Islands), Spain (Canary Islands), Spain (Mainland) (van Helsdingen 2009.1). Global range: Mediterranean to Turkmenistan, Cape Verde Is (Platnick 10.0).
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Genus: Pritha Lehtinen, 1967
There are 3 European species (van Helsdingen, 2009; Platnick, 2009): Pritha condita, P. nana, P. pallida.
Pritha nana (Simon, 1868)
Range: Bulgaria, Croatia, France (Corsica), France (Mainland), Greece (Crete), Greece (Mainland), Italy (Mainland), Portugal (Azores), Portugal (Madeira), Portugal (Mainland), Spain (Balearic Islands), Switzerland (van Helsdingen 2009.1). Global range: Mediterranean (Platnick 10.0).
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Juvenile.