Domitius baeticus
Appearance
Domitius baeticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Nesticidae |
Genus: | Domitius |
Species: | D. baeticus
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Binomial name | |
Domitius baeticus (López-Pancorbo & Ribera, 2011)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Domitius beaticus is an araneomorph spider species of the family Nesticidae.[1] It is known to occur in Spain.[1][2] The species is troglobitic,[3] occurring solely in caves.
The species was first described in 2011 by Alberto López-Pancorbo and Carles Ribera as Nesticus baeticus.[1] In 2018, it was transferred by Carles Ribera, alongside six other species,[4] to the new genus Domitius.[1]
Description
[edit]Both sexes are yellowish with exception of the opisthosoma, which is greyish with darker patches.[2][3] Male body length 6.4 mm; female body length 6.3 mm.[3]
Original publication
[edit]López-Pancorbo, Alberto; Ribera, Carles (2011). "Nesticus baeticus sp. n., a new troglobitic spider species from south-west Europe (Araneae, Nesticidae)". ZooKeys (89): 1–13.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Domitius baeticus | NMBE - World Spider Catalog". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Domitius baeticus - araneae". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ a b c López-Pancorbo, Alberto; Ribera, Carles (11 April 2011). "Nesticus baeticus sp. n., a new troglobitic spider species from south-west Europe (Araneae, Nesticidae)". ZooKeys (89): 1–13. doi:10.3897/zookeys.89.921. PMC 3082960. PMID 21594081.
- ^ Ribera, Carles (10 April 2018). "A new genus of nesticid spiders from western European Peninsulas (Araneae, Nesticidae)". Zootaxa. 4407 (2). Abstract. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4407.2.4. PMID 29690194.