Proislandiana Tanasevitch, 1985

Dimitrov, Dragomir, 2020, A review of the linyphiid spider genus Proislandiana Tanasevitch, 1985 with description of a new high mountainous species from Turkey and Armenia (Araneae: Linyphiidae), Zootaxa 4743 (2), pp. 247-256 : 248

Proislandiana Tanasevitch, 1985

Type species: Microneta pallida Kulczyński, 1908

Diagnosis. The genus is very close to Wabasso Millidge, 1984 , and differs by the following character states: (1) tarsus I is shorter than metatarsus I in Proislandiana , while in Wabasso it is longer; (2) males of Wabasso have 2 short prolateral spines near the distal end of metatarsus I, that are missing in Proislandiana . (3) Males differ also by the structure of the palps: tibial apophyses are much longer in Proislandiana than in Wabasso , especially the prolateral one. The subtegulum is bigger and the paracymbium is more massive and complex, notched on the inner side of the distal part in Proislandiana .

Description. Small spiders, total length 1.60–2.40. Carapace unmodified, abdomen without scuta. Carapace and legs colored light yellow to light orange. Metatarsi I–III with trichobotria. TmI 0.4–0.5. Dorsal tibial spination 2, 2, 2, 1. Legs thin and comparatively long. Tarsus I shorter than metatarsus I. Male palp: tibia with one short retrolateral and one long, curved prolateral apophysis. Paracymbium comparatively large, the distal part deeply notched on the inner side, forming a hook. Subtegulum large, oval. Tegulum translucent anteriorly, ending in small protegulum. The embolic membrane long and complex, exceeding the length of cymbium. The embolic division consists of two parts—the embolus (dorsal part) and a small sclerotized ventral part. Embolus long and thin. Epigynum: Scape short and broad, with an upturned distal part, shaped as ring or semi-ring. Spermathecae oval, ducts simple.