Turinyphia clairi (Simon, 1884)

Milano, Filippo, Mammola, Stefano, Rollard, Christine, Leccia, Marie-France & Isaia, Marco, 2019, An inventory of the spider species of Barcelonnette (France), with taxonomic notes on Piniphantes agnellus n. comb. (Araneae, Linyphiidae), Zoosystema 41 (4), pp. 29-58 : 42

Turinyphia clairi (Simon, 1884)

MATERIAL. — Pathway to Chapeau de Gendarme, talus caves, 2047 m, 02.VII.2017, Isaia & Mammola leg., 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1 juv., coll. MI .

CHOROTYPE. — WEU.

MACROHABITAT. — Caves.

NOTE. — Troglophile species according to Mammola et al. (2018), primarily inhabiting cave entrances and artificial subterranean habitats such as military bunkers. Apart from subterranean habitats, the species is also found in beech forests and shaded habitats ( Isaia et al. 2017). Its presence outside French and Italian Maritime Alps (i.e., in Portugal) is regarded as doubtful by Pantini & Isaia (2018).