Metaphalangium cirtanum

Metaphalangium cirtanum is a species of harvestman belonging to the family Phalangiidae.

It is present in Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, Serbia, Spain and Tunisia.

[1][3] Metaphalangium cirtanum can reach approximately a body length of 4.5–9 millimetres (0.18–0.35 in) in both sexes.

They usually show a dark brown saddle-shaped marking broadened angularly in the middle of the abdomen.

Cephalothorax is denticulate anterior to the eyes, tergites have transversal rows of denticles.

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