Alopecosa pulverulenta (Clerck, 1757)
Description
Broad anterior part of median epigynal part distinctly widened anteriorly. Prosoma dark red-brown, median stripe reddish, lateral longitudinal stripes not distinct, but not broken. Prosoma length: 3.3-3.9 mm. Sternum brown, frequently with bright median spot. Femur ventrally with broken annulations. Opisthosoma yellowish red to olive-brown with bright pattern. Spinnerets dark brown to black.
Body length male: 7 mmBody length female: 7.5-11 mm
Additional information
In gardens, meadows and open forests, up to > 2000 m
Frequency: Very frequent
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp in detail, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus
(Kronestedt 1990)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tegular apophysis, frontal view
(Roberts 1998)
Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)
Tegular apophysis, frontal view
(Kronestedt 1990)
Tegular apophysis
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Epigyne
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Wiebes 1959)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Kronestedt 1990)
Vulva
(Kronestedt 1990)
Tarsus I, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Distribution List
References
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Loksa I (1972) Pokok II-Araneae II. Fauna Hungariae 109: 1-112
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Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
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Roberts M J (1998) Spinnengids. Tirion, Baarn, Netherlands, 397 pp.
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Wiebes J T (1959) The Lycosidae and Pisauridae (Araneae) of the Netherlands. Zoologische Verhandelingen 42: 1-78
WSC (2021) World Spider Catalog. Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (29.05.2021) doi: 10.24436/2
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