Holocnemus pluchei (Scopoli, 1763)
Description
Male
Prosoma whitish, often with dark longitudinal band. Sternum black. Chelicerae with lateral stridulatory ridges. Legs: femur I with a prolateral series of 30 to 36 spines. Femur with dark spots, femur I and tibia I ventrally with numerous, short spines. Opisthosoma whitish, dorsally with vague spots, ventrally with black longitudinal band..
Body length male: 5-7 mmFemale
Palp light brownish, tarsus darker, tibia and tarsus widened. Colouration whitish, prosoma often with dark band, sternum black, with a strong tubercle between coxae IV. Eyes: AME less than one diameter apart. Opisthosoma dorsally with a median red-brown band, ventrally with a wide longitudinal dark band. Opisthosoma oval, without extension behind.
Body length female: 5-7.5 mmAdditional information
Under rocks, in warm terrain, in caves and basements, large webs with irregular meshes.
Since a few decades, this species shows some spreading tendencies within Europe. Nevertheless, it shall not be listed as alien or invasive because it is native for Europe.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al. 2018)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Pesarini unpubl.)
Pedipalp and prosoma, lateral view
(Huber 1995)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Huber 1995)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Huber 1995)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kovács et al. 2006)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Benhadi-Marín et al. 2013)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Benhadi-Marín et al. 2013)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Huber 1995)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Kovács et al. 2006)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Benhadi-Marín et al. 2013)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Huber 1995)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Jäger 2000)
Habitus, ventral view
(Jäger 2000)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Kovács et al. 2006)
References
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