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Prosoma deep brown with striae. Sternum purplish black. Chelicerae relatively slender. Legs yellowish to dark brown. Opisthosoma purplish black, with white markings dorsally and a white median line ventrally.
Body length male: 3.5 mm
Colouration as in male.
Body length female: 3.8-6.1 mm
Under stones, in burrows and in fissures. Egg sac about 5 mm in diameter, with over 30 eggs.
Phenology
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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 Pedipalp, prolateral view(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
 Pedipalp, ventral view(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
 Pedipalp, retrolateral view(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
 Chelicera(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
 Epigyne(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
 Vulva, dorsal view(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
 Opisthosoma, dorsal view(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
 Opisthosoma, lateral view(Levy & Amitai 1982b) |
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