Attulus rupicola (C. L. Koch, 1837)
Description
Cymbium and bulbus comparatively large. Prosoma red-brown, with 3 distinct, narrow longitudinal stripes consisting of white hairs. Legs with bright patella. Femur basal half bright. Opisthosoma black with yellow-grey spots, ventrally with one pair of bright spots.
Body length male: 3.5-7.3 mmBody length female: 5.1-6.7 mm
Additional information
mountain species, among stones and rocks up to 1700 m
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov & Kronestedt 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Żabka 1997)
Prosoma
(Kronestedt 1998)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Logunov & Kronestedt 1997)
Epigyne
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Vulva
(Logunov & Kronestedt 1997)
Vulva
(Żabka 1997)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Höfer et al. 2019)
Vulva, ventral view
(Höfer et al. 2019)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
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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