Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Description
Conductor sickle-like bent. Dorsal part of paracymbium distally narrower than width at base. Epigyne with medially notched anterior margin. Prosoma red-brown, with darker margin and eye region. Legs red-brown. Opisthosoma yellowish, dorsally with dark transverse stripes or large spots, laterally often completely black.
Body length male: 10-13 mmBody length female: 13-16 mm
Additional information
in caves
Troglophile species (Mammola et al. 2018)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Isaia et al. 2011)
Paracymbium
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Isaia et al. 2011)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
References
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Locket G H, Millidge A F (1953) British Spiders 2. Ray Soc London
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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 (2011a) Extant and fossil spiders (Araneae). Heutige und fossile Spinnen. Beitr Araneol 6: 1-640