Scotophaeus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1866)
Description
Tibial apophysis with distinct tip. Epigyne with ± square groove, distinctly longer than wide. Prosoma light to dark red-brown. Opisthosoma light to dark red-brown.
Body length male: 6.8-10.9 mmBody length female: 8.3-15.9 mm
Additional information
mostly in and on buildings, rare in natural environment
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Braendegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp
(Miller 1971)
Pedipalp
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Noordam 1992)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Braendegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Chatzaki et al. 2002b)
Vulva
(Chatzaki et al. 2002b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Tullgren 1946)
References
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Bosmans R. (unpubl.) Provisional list of spiders of North Africa. Database excerpt Aug. 2019
Braendegaard J (1966) Edderkopper: Eller Spindlere I Danmarks Fauna 72: 1-224
Chatzaki M, Thaler K, Mylonas M (2002b) Ground spiders (Gnaphosidae, Araneae) of Crete and adjacent areas of Greece. Taxonomy and distribution. II. Rev Suisse Zool 109: 603-633
Christian S (2015) Micaria subopaca Westring, 1861, Scotophaeus blackwalli (Thorell, 1871) and S. scutulatus (L.Koch, 1866): three species of gnaphosids new to Luxembourg (Arachnida, Gnaophosidae). Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois 117: 87-90
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Noordam A P (1992) Gnaphosidae (Araneae) of the Netherlands, drawings, some notes, and some thoughts about ant-mimicry. Published by the author.
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Pfliegler W A, Schönhofer A, Niedbała W, Vella P, Sciberras A, Vella A (2017) New records of mites (Acari) and harvestmen (Opiliones) from Malta with a preliminary checklist of Maltese Arachnida. Soil Organisms 89: 85-110
Polchaninova N, Prokopenko E (2019) An updated checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Left-Bank Ukraine. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 57: 60-64 & App
Roberts M J (1995) Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins Field Guide Bath
Tullgren A (1946) Svensk spindelfauna. 3. Egentiliga spinddlar. Araneae Fam 5-7. Clubionidae, Zoridae och Gnaphosidae. pl. I - XXI Stockholm (Entomol Fören): 1-141
World Spider Catalog (2019) World Spider Catalog, version 20.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.09.2019) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 15-10-2019 | Distribution update | Old value |