Crosbyarachne aff. silvestris (Georgescu, 1973), 2011

Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2011, On linyphiid spiders (Araneae) from the Eastern and Central Mediterranean kept at the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Revue suisse de Zoologie 118 (1), pp. 49-91 : 59

Crosbyarachne aff. silvestris (Georgescu, 1973)

MATERIAL: 1 ♀, Greece, Thessalie, SW of Mouresi, 750 m a.s.l., road in forest, rocks, in moss, 11.IV.2004, leg. S. Vit [12]. – 1 ♀, same locality, 11.IV.2004, leg. S. Vit [12]. – 1 Ƌ, W of Makrirachi, 500 m a.s.l., fruit garden, litter under Castanea, 9.IV.2004, leg. S. Vit [4]. – 1 Ƌ, 4 ♀, N of Neochorio, 450 m a.s.l., in rotten Pinus stub, 2.IV.2004, leg. S. Vit [14]. – 1 ♀, Epirus, E of Neraida, between Igoumenitsa and Loannina, in rotten Laurus stub, 25.III.1978, leg. S. Vit [3]. – 1 Ƌ, Euboea, Mt Dirfis, route Nea Artaki - Stropones, above Stropones, 650 m a.s.l., litter under Abies cephalonica , 30.IV.1987, leg. B. Hauser [Ir-87/26]. – 1 ♀, route Nea Artaki - Mantoudion, 600 m a.s.l., litter under Pinus & Quercus , 1. V.1987, leg. B. Hauser [Ir-87/33].

REMARKS: The male palp of C. aff. silvestris from Greece is very similar to that of specimens from the Italian and Romanian populations of C. silvestris , but have a slightly longer embolus; females also somewhat differ by vulva arrangement. Noteworthy, a male from Euboea has the embolus of intermediate size, which is a bit shorter than in males from Thessalie or Epirus, but still longer than in the Italian and Romanian populations. Thus, the systematic position of C. aff. silvestris from Greece is problematic.