Telema tenella
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Telemidae |
| Genus: | Telema |
| Species: | T. tenella |
| Binomial name | |
| Telema tenella Simon, 1882 | |
Telema tenella is a species of spider in the family Telemidae. The species is endemic to the eastern Pyrénées between Spain and France. For the fist time in Spiders, A.Lopez discovered histologically (1976,1977) the use of spermatophora by Telema and Apneumonella
Description
[edit]Telema tenella has a length of about 1.5 to 2 mm. Being cave-dwelling, it is eyeless. It is also lungless.[1] This spider can live up to sixteen years old, including twelve years as an adult.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]Telema tenella is found in the caves of the eastern Pyrénées. In France, it can be found in Pyrénées-Orientales around the Canigou, in Montferrer and La Preste.[2] In Spain, it is found in the province of Girona.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 (in French) Entoflorachne, description de l'espèce Telema tenella par André Lopez-Moncet
- 1 2 Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8.
