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Genus: Hemistajus Schenkel, 1934 | Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Hemistajus rostratus (Schenkel, 1934)

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Distribution: Alps (Austria, Italy)

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Syntype: Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel (NMB), Switzerland 1m 1f (ARAN-01509a; a total of 5 specimens is mentioned) - (Schenkel, 1934)

Taxonomic References

Diplocephalus (Hemistajus) rostratus Schenkel, 1934: 90, f. 1-2 (Dmf, new subgenus) Original description

Hemistajus rostratus Schmölzer, in Janetschek, 1956: 479 (elevated from subgenus)

Diplocephalus rostratus Holm, 1970: 192, f. 7-9 (m)

Diplocephalus rostratus Thaler, 1970: 256, f. 1-9 (mf)

Diplocephalus rostratus Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 142, f. 399 (mf)

Hemistajus rostratus Frick, Sanz-LaParra & Kropf, 2026: 74, 114, f. 17D, 19G (m, T from Diplocephalus, figs. sub Diplocephalus)

References

Frick, H., Sanz-LaParra, A. M. & Kropf, C. (2026). Systematic revision of the Savignia genus group (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae) with notes on their cephalic lobe evolution. European Journal of Taxonomy 1071: 1-138. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1071.3296 ZooBank: CFCE23F0-2120-4178-B02D-5C5871E202EA -- Show included taxa

Heimer, S. & Nentwig, W. (1991). Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp. -- Show included taxa

Holm, Å. (1970). Notes on spiders collected by the "Vega" Expedition 1878-1880. Entomologica Scandinavica 1(3): 188-208. doi: 10.1163/187631270X00023 -- Show included taxa

Janetschek, H. (1956). Das Problem der inneralpinen Eiszeitüberdauerung durch Tiere (Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Nivalfauna). Österreichische Zoologische Zeitschrift 6(3/5): 421-506. -- Show included taxa

Schenkel, E. (1934). Kleine Beiträge zur Spinnenkunde. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 41(3): 85-104. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.145993 -- Show included taxa

Thaler, K. (1970). Über einige wenig bekannte Zwergspinnen aus den Alpen (Arach., Araneae, Erigonidae). Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 58: 255-276. -- Show included taxa

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Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-07-29	New taxonomic reference entry	Frick, Sanz-LaParra & Kropf, 2026
2026-07-29	Species transferred to new genus	Frick, Sanz-LaParra & Kropf, 2026		Species transferred from Diplocephalus Bertkau, 1883 to Hemistajus Schenkel, 1934
2023-07-10	Species distribution update	Trotta, 2005	Old value