Stygopholcus Explained

Stygopholcus is a genus of Balkan cellar spiders that was first described by K. Absolon & J. Kratochvíl in 1932.^[1] it contains only three species and one subspecies, found in Montenegro, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia: S. absoloni, S. photophilus, S. skotophilus, and S. s. montenegrinus.^[2]

See also

• List of Pholcidae species

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. Web site: Gen. Stygopholcus Absolon & Kratochvíl, 1932. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.