Caviphantes saxetorum (Hull, 1916)
Description
Tibial apophysis narrow. Prosoma pale yellow to pale grey, without modifications. Chelicerae male: basal segment of chelicera with bristled, tooth-shaped process.
Body length male: 1.5 mmBody length female: 1.5 mm
Additional information
Under stones near water, also in dry and ruderal locations
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp
(Locket et al. 1974)
Tibial apophysis
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket et al. 1974)
Habitus, ventral view
(Fjellberg unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Aakra 2000c)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Fjellberg unpubl.)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Fjellberg unpubl.)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Locket et al. 1974)
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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Fjellberg A (unpubl.) .
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