A survey of the spider family Nesticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Asia and Madagascar, with the description of forty-three new species Author Lin, Yucheng Author Ballarin, Francesco Author Li, Shuqiang text ZooKeys 2016 627 1 168 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.627.8629 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.627.8629 1313-2970-627-1 3B7E6EA7C15C415B80A8ED4041525A40 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). Figure 44. Nesticella rongtangensis sp. n., holotype (male). A Palp, ventral view B Ditto, dorsal view C Ditto, prolateral view D Ditto, retrolateral view E Habitus, dorsal view F Ditto, ventral view G Ditto, lateral view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm. 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).