Telema tenella Simon 1882

Telema tenella is a species of spider in the family Telemidae. The species is endemic to the eastern Pyrénées between Spain and France.

Male (Fig. 2A). Total length 1.40. Carapace 0.60 long, 0.55 wide. Abdomen 0.70 long, 0.64 wide. Sternum 0.40 long, 0.34 wide. Carapace, chelicerae, endites and labium yellow. Sternum and legs yellowish-white. Carapace with one pair of setae on clypeus, three medially and four on ocular area. Eyeless. Chelicerae (Fig. 4E) with one tooth and four tiny granulous denticles on the promargin, and five tiny granulous denticles on the retromargin of fang furrow. Anterior edge of labium with 4 strong and 8 small bristles. Patella I–IV dorsally with one long seta distally, tibia III IV with one long seta dorsally (position 0.5). Leg measurements: I 4.40 (1.33, 0.23, 1.32, 0.93, 0.59); II 3.91 (1.17, 0.23, 1.09, 0.86, 0.56); III 2.87 (0.87, 0.19, 0.75, 0.62, 0.44); IV 3.54 (1.09, 0.23, 0.94, 0.75, 0.53). Abdomen blue, covered with long setae. Male palp (Figs 2B–D, 4A–B, D). Bulb light yellow, pyriform, with embolus the only projection erected distally; embolus lamellar, curving, short, approximately 1/5 the length of bulb, and weakly sclerotized at the distal part. Female (Figs 3A–B). Similar to male in coloration and general features. Total length 1.30. Carapace 0.60 long, 0.55 wide. Abdomen 0.65 long, 0.65 wide. Sternum 0.40 long, 0.34 wide. Leg measurements: I 4.37 (1.33, 0.23, 1.32, 0.93, 0.56); II 3.92 (1.09, 0.23, 1.25, 0.81, 0.54); III 2.88 (0.71, 0.19, 0.86, 0.59, 0.53); IV 3.58 (0.94, 0.23, 1.09, 0.78, 0.54). Genital area (Fig. 5A) with a row of setae on epigynal area and a row of stout setae posterior to epigastric furrow. Spermatheca (Figs 3C–D, 5B–C) elongate, transparent, and tube-shaped, with the distal part curving ventrally.

In Pyrenees: France (Pyrénées-Orientales: caves Sainte-Marie and Can Britxot near La Preste; cave Sirach near Ria; caves Can Pey and La Fou near Arles-sur-Tech; copper mine near La Preste), Spain (Gerona, Cueva del Far).