Kaestneria pullata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863)
Description
Cymbium distally strikingly narrow. Embolus clearly visible on wide part of a lamella. Epigyne brown with bright scapus, which is much longer than wide, almost reaching to middle of opisthosoma. Prosoma dark brown to almost black, margins darker. Sternum dark brown. Legs yellowish-brown, distinctly brighter than prosoma. Opisthosoma black, rarely brighter, but then with dark pattern.
Body length male: 2-3 mmBody length female: 2-3.2 mm
Additional information
on grass and herbs in swampy and sunny terrain
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1956)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Paracymbium
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1956)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Breitling et al. 2020)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1956)
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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