Erigone promiscua (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873)
Description
Tibial apophysis with rounded dorsal process. Epigyne ± quadrangular when lifted and in posterior view. Receptaculum seminis distinctly visible through the epigyne. Prosoma chestnut-brown, radial stripes darker, marginal area blackish. Legs yellow-brown to red-brown. Opisthosoma grey-black.
Body length male: 2.0-2.2 mmBody length female: 2.0-2.2 mm
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tip of pedipalp, prolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia and patella, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Roberts 1987)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, prolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne, lifted
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Locket et al. 1974)
Vulva
(Locket et al. 1974)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Aadland unpubl.)
Distribution List
References
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