TY  - JOUR
A1  - Huber, Bernhard A.
A1  - Pavlek, Martina
A1  - Komnenov, Marjan
T1  - Revision of the spider genus Stygopholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae), endemic to the Balkan Peninsula
T2  - European journal of taxonomy
N2  - The genus Stygopholcus Kratochvíl, 1932 is endemic to the Balkan Peninsula and includes only four nominal species: the epigean S. photophilus Senglet, 1971 in the south (Greece to Albania) and the ‘northern clade’ consisting of three troglophile species ranging from Croatia to Albania: S. absoloni (Kulczyński, 1914); S. skotophilus Kratochvíl, 1940; and S. montenegrinus Kratochvíl, 1940 (original rank re-established). We present redescriptions of all species, including extensive data on ultrastructure, linear morphometrics of large samples, and numerous new localities. We georeference previously published localities as far as possible, correct several published misidentifications, and clarify nomenclatorial problems regarding the authority of Stygopholcus and the identity of the type species S. absoloni. We suggest that the ‘northern clade’ has a relict distribution, resulting from past and present geologic and climatic factors. Future work on Stygopholcus should focus on the southern Dinarides, combining dense sampling with massive use of molecular data.
T3  - European journal of taxonomy  : EJT - 752 
KW  - Smeringopinae
KW  - Balkan Peninsula
KW  - cave spider
KW  - troglophile
KW  - relict
Y1  - 2021
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/55690
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-556900
SN  - 2118-9773
VL  - 2021
IS  - 752
PB  - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
CY  - Paris
ER  -