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
Frequency: Not frequent
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)
References
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Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147 
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S (2019) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2018 [last updated 1 January 2019], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Deltshev C, Vrenozi B, Blagoev G, Lazarov S (2011b) Spiders of Albania – faunistic and zoogeographical review (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 63: 125-144
Harvey P (2014) Philodromus rufus sens. str. confirmed in Britain. Spider Recording Scheme News No. 80. Newsl Br arachnol Soc 131: 12-13
Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org
Kastrygina Z A, Kovblyuk M M (2016b) Vicariance of two closely related spider species from genus Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826: P. albidus Kulczynski, 1911 and P. rufus Walckenaer, 1826 (Aranei, Philodromidae) in the Crimea. Scientific Notes of Crimean Federal V.I.Vernadsky University. Ser. biology, chemistry 2 (68): 42-54
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91
Lecigne S, Cornic J-F, Oger P, Van Keer J (2019) Celerrimus n. gen. (Araneae, Philodromidae) et description de Celerrimus duffeyi n. sp., une espèce très singulière d’Europe occidentale. Revue Arachnologique (2) 6: 32-51
Otto S (2017) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 08.2017. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
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Pfliegler W A, Schönhofer A, Niedbała W, Vella P, Sciberras A, Vella A (2017) New records of mites (Acari) and harvestmen (Opiliones) from Malta with a preliminary checklist of Maltese Arachnida. Soil Organisms 89: 85-110
Polchaninova N, Prokopenko E (2019) An updated checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Left-Bank Ukraine. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 57: 60-64 & App
Roberts M J (1993) Appendix to The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Harley Books, Colchester, England, 16 pp
Roberts M J (1995) Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins Field Guide Bath
Segers H (1989) A redescription of Philodromus albidus Kulczynski, 1911 (Araneae, Philodromidae). Bull Br Arachnol Soc 8: 38-40
World Spider Catalog (2019) World Spider Catalog, version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.01.2019) doi: 10.24436/2
Wunderlich J (2012c) Contribution to taxonomy and evolution of the European genera of the spider family Philodromidae (Araneae). Beitr Araneol 7: 25-56
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