Philodromus rufus Walckenaer, 1826
Description
Vulva with outwardly bent entrance ducts anteriorly. Prosoma female: bright grey-brown to greenish yellow, male: often dark brown. Legs female: greenish yellow, male: light brown with small, black spots. Opisthosoma female: bright grey-brown to greenish yellow, with many, tiny reddish brown spots, male: pattern more distinct.
Body length male: 4-5 mmBody length female: 4.5-6.5 mm
Additional information
On bushes in sunny forest edges
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1989)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 2012c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wunderlich 2012c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kastrygina & Kovblyuk 2016b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kastrygina & Kovblyuk 2016b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne et al. 2019)
Tibial apophysis
(Segers 1989)
Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Kastrygina & Kovblyuk 2016b)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)
Epigyne
(Kastrygina & Kovblyuk 2016b)
Epigyne
(Lecigne et al. 2019)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)
Vulva
(Segers 1989)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
Vulva, variation, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
Vulva
(Kastrygina & Kovblyuk 2016b)
Vulva
(Lecigne et al. 2019)
Distribution List
References
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