Parastalita Explained

Parastalita is a monotypic genus of Balkan woodlouse hunting spiders containing the single species, Parastalita stygia. It was first described by K. Absolon & J. Kratochvíl in 1932,^[1] and has only been found in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2] Notably, this species is blind as it completely lacks eyes.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Absolon. K.. Kratochvíl. J.. 1932. Zur Kenntnis der höhlenbewohnenden Araneae des illyrischen Karstgebiete.. Mitteilungen über Höhlen- und Karstforschung. 73–81. 1932.
2. Gen. Parastalita Absolon & Kratochvíl, 1932. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-02. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
3. Book: Rainer . Foelix . Biology of Spiders . 2011 . New York: Oxford University Press . 20 . Third.