Alopecosa schmidti (Hahn, 1835)
Description
Epigyne with round median part, slightly wider than long. Prosoma red-brown, with reddish longitudinal stripe. Prosoma length female: 4.6-7.4 mm, prosoma length male: 4.5-6.3 mm. Sternum dark brown. Legs yellowish. Femur (sometimes also patella and tibia) with black longitudinal stripes. Opisthosoma ventrally black. Spinnerets reddish yellow.
Body length male: 10-11 mmBody length female: 14-18 mm
Additional information
In moss of dry, open areas, under bushes and stones
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1972)
Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tegular apophysis and apical part, retrolateral view
(Buchar 2001)
Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)
Tegular apophysis
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Ponomarev et al. 2025a)
Epigyne
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Epigyne
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Ponomarev et al. 2025a)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Distribution List
References
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