Philodromus praedatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
Description
Ventral tibial apophysis distally grooved. Epigyne with largest width of median part at epigastric furrow. Very variable in colour, brown or yellowish brown, mostly spotted. Males often patterned more intensely, sometimes unicoloured dark brown. Prosoma often with broad light median band, spotted laterally. Legs yellowish-grey, or brown with dark spots. Opisthosoma with light median band, often with dark cardiac mark.
Body length male: 3.5-5 mmBody length female: 4-7 mm
Additional information
In sunny or shady places on herbs, shrubs and trees
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Segers 1990)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kastrygina et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kastrygina et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Palpal tibia, dorso-retrolateral view
(Kastrygina et al. 2025)
Tibial apophysis, ventral view
(Segers 1990)
Tibial apophysis, mesal view
(Segers 1990)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Snazell 1976)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Roberts 1993)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Epigyne
(Kastrygina et al. 2025)
Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)
Vulva
(Segers 1990)
Vulva
(Segers 1990)
Vulva
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
Vulva, variation, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
Vulva, variation, dorsal view
(Roberts 1993)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Kastrygina et al. 2025)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Snazell 1976)
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.
References
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