Sittisax saxicola (C. L. Koch, 1846)
Description
Male
Tibial apophysis broad, slantingly truncated distally, ending blunt.
Body length male: 4.7-5.2 mmFemale
Epigyne with groove, longer than wide.
Body length female: 4.7-5.2 mmAdditional information
on rocks and in glades of mountain forests
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kronestedt & Logunov 2001)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Höfer et al. 2019)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Kronestedt & Logunov 2001)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Kronestedt & Logunov 2001)
Tibial apophysis, ventral view
(Kronestedt & Logunov 2001)
Leg I
(Kronestedt & Logunov 2001)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Kronestedt & Logunov 2001)
Vulva
(Żabka 1997)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Kronestedt & Logunov 2001)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Distribution List
References
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