Harpactea rubicunda (C. L. Koch, 1838)
Description
Male
Prosoma red-brown, 4 mm long. Coxa IV with 1-8 spines. Femur I and II with 3-6 spines.
Body length male: 8-12 mmFemale
Prosoma and Sternum red-brown. Prosoma 3.5-4 mm long. Leg I and II red-brown, III and IV yellowish, femur I and II with 3 to 6 spines, femur IV with 8 to 10 dorsal spines, coxa IV with one to 8 spines, patella III with at least one spine.
Body length female: 8-12 mmAdditional information
Mainly in dry or semi-dry forests, scree slopes, dry grasslands, forest steppes, also in gardens, in houses, under stones and detritus.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)
Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)
Bulbus, lateral view
(Prisniy & Ponomarev 2024)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)
Vulva
(Loksa 1969)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1953)
Sternum
(Loksa 1969)
Femur IV
(Wiehle 1953)
Tarsus
(Loksa 1969)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
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