Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Nesticidae

Nesticella mogera (Yaginuma, 1972)

Nesticus terrestris Yaginuma, 1970: 390, fig. 7 (♂, mismatched).

Nesticus mogera Yaginuma, 1972: 621, fig. 1 (♂♀).

Howaia mogera: Lehtinen and Saaristo 1980: 53, figs 7-9, 22-23, 29b (♂♀) (transfer from Nesticus).

Howaia mogera: Marusik and Guseinov 2003: 38, figs 17-21 (♂♀).

Nesticella mogera: Liu and Li 2013b: 521, figs 17 A–D, 18 A–D (♂♀). See the World Spider Catalog for the full list of references.

Diagnosis.

Males of Nesticella mogera are recognized from those of the other species belonging to the mogera -group, with the exception of Nesticella rongtangensis sp. n., by the very thin ventral apophysis and the blunter distal process of the paracymbium (see Marusik and Guseinov 2003: 38, figs 17, 18, 20 and Liu and Li 2013b: 521, fig. 17 B–C). Females are distinguished by the well-developed, protruding scape, which is shorter and stockier in the other species (see Marusik and Guseinov 2003: 38, fig. 21 and Liu and Li 2013b: 521, fig. 18 C–D). Nesticella mogera can be easily separated from Nesticella rongtangensis sp. n. by the presence of eyes which are missing in the other species (see Liu and Li 2013b: 521, fig. 18 A–B vs. Fig. 44E).

Description.

See Marusik and Guseinov (2003).

Habitat.

A wide range of different habitats, like forest leaf litter, fields, caves, including greenhouses and city parks.

Distribution.

Azerbaijan, China, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Fiji and Europe (introduced).