Description
Male palp with 2 apophyses: one median, hammer-shaped, whereas the branches are unequally long and tapering. Second apophysis lying prolaterally, punnet-shaped with small inconspicuous tooth in the middle. Female: palp provided with dense robust spines. Ventral tibial apophysis broad at base and slanting distal edge. Retrolateral apophysis broad at base and tapering toward the tip. Embolus characteristic, fine, divided into 2 small tips at its end. Epigyne consists of 2 distinctly sclerotised, C-shaped pits and a median septum not too slender, pits can be plugged with a dark secretion drop. Vulva with entrance duct characteristically bent toward anterior part and then strongly toward posterior before passing over to receptacula. Prosoma contrastingly white and dark brown, laterally with broad black stripes, median triangle large, with distinct black spot posteriorly, margined arc-like on each side by bright stripes. Sternum medially white, with small brown spots or marbled brown on beige background (very variable), margin of sternum yellow to beige-brown. Chelicerae brown, to beige, frontally with several short and one longer spine. Legs brown, longitudinally striped, mostly darker dorsally, retrolaterally with longish hairless areas. Opisthosoma very variable in colour (female slightly brighter overall), distinctly patterned with characteristic light brown-ochre triangles on dark background. Spinnerets brown, with white border.
Body length male: 3.5-6.1 mm, Body length female: 4.7-8 mm
Additional information
near the ground on low plants, euryoecious, occurring up to approximately 1000 m
Frequent
  Pedipalp (Maurer 1975) |
  Pedipalp, ventral view (Braendegaard 1972a) |
  Pedipalp, ventral view (Roberts 1995) |
  Pedipalp, ventral view (Palmgren 1983) |
  Pedipalp, ventral view (Jantscher 2001b) |
  Pedipalp, ventral view (Locket & Millidge 1951) |
  Pedipalp (Heimer & Nentwig 1991) |
  Pedipalp (Jantscher 2001b) |
  Pedipalp (Azheganova 1968) |
  Tip of embolus (Jantscher 2001b) |
  Tip of embolus (Palmgren 1983) |
  Epigyne (Roberts 1995) |
  Epigyne (Braendegaard 1972a) |
  Epigyne (Jäger 1995a) |
  Epigyne (Vilbaste & Eesti Ämblikud 1969) |
  Epigyne (Jantscher 2001b) |
  Epigyne (Jantscher 2001b) |
  Epigyne (Azheganova 1968) |
  Epigyne (Locket & Millidge 1951) |
  Vulva (Heimer & Nentwig 1991) |
  Vulva (Jantscher 2001b) |
  Vulva (Jantscher 2001b) |
  Vulva (Jäger 1995a) |
  Vulva (Vilbaste & Eesti Ämblikud 1969) |
  Vulva, ventral view (Palmgren 1983) |
  Habitus (Braendegaard 1972a) |
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