Bolyphantes nigropictus Simon, 1884

Bosmans, Robert, Cardoso, Pedro & Crespo, Luis Carlos, 2010, A review of the linyphiid spiders of Portugal, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) 2473, Zootaxa 2473 (1), pp. 1-67 : 7-8

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scientific name	Bolyphantes nigropictus Simon, 1884
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Description: van Helsdingen et al. (2001: 11, figs 75–82, 91–94, 97–98), Bosmans (2006a: 126, figs 5–8).

Previous records: Braga: Vieira do Minho, Serra da Cabreira ( Machado 1941) . Vila Real: Vila Pouca de Aguiar , Pedras Salgadas ( Machado 1941) .

New records: Castelo Branco: Covilhã, Serra da Estrela (CBM) . Évora: Portel N., 2 females, 8.IV.1996 (CRB) .

Distribution: Portugal, the south of France including Corsica, Italy including Sardinia, Austria, Algeria.

Habitat type: Although it seems to have a preference for mountain habitats, this can only be conjectured due to the lack of collections.

Phenology: Machado (1941) collected a male in January and the present data mention females collected in April. Bolyphantes nigropictus is a winter species, as in Algeria, where adult males were caught from November to April, and females from February to April ( Bosmans 2006a).

References

Bosmans, R. (2006 a) Contribution to the knowledge of the Linyphiidae of the Maghreb. Part XI. Miscellaneous Linyphiid genera and additions (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae). Bulletin de la Societe Royal Belge d'Entomologie, 141, 125 - 161.

Helsdingen, P. J. van, Thaler, K. & Deltshev, C. (2001) The European species of Bolyphantes with an attempt of a phylogenetic analysis (Araneae Linyphiidae). Memorie de la Societa Entomologia Italiana, 80, 3 - 35.

Machado, A. de B. (1941) Araignees nouvelles pour la faune portugaise (II) Memorias e Estudos do Museu Zoologico da Universidade de Coimbra, 117, i - xvi, 1 - 60.

Simon, E. (1884) Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5, pp. 180 - 885.