Carpathonesticus simoni is an araneomorph spider species of the family Nesticidae.[1] It occurs in Romania,[1] where it can be found in caves.[2] It was transferred from the genus Nesticus to Carpathonesticus in 1980 by Lehtinen and Saaristo.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Nesticidae |
| Genus: | Carpathonesticus |
| Species: | C. simoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpathonesticus simoni (Fage, 1931)[1]
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Description
editThe prosoma and appendages are a pale reddish yellow with a very faint pattern; the opisthosoma likewise is very faintly patterned, but also has three pairs of blotches. Prosoma length is 2.4 mm in females and 2.1 mm in males.[2]
Original publication
editFage, L. (1931). "Araneae, 5e série, précédée d'un essai sur l'évolution souterraine et son déterminisme". Biospeologica LV in Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. 71: 91–291.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Carpathonesticus simoni | NMBE - World Spider Catalog". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Carpathonesticus simoni - araneae". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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