Alopecosa solitaria (Herman, 1879)
Description
Male
Prosoma brown, lateral longitudinal stripes reddish brown, not very distinct, frequently broken into a row of bright spots.
Prosoma length male: 5.0-5.9 mm. Sternum red-brown. Legs reddish yellow, with black longitudinal stripes. Opisthosoma dorsal pattern not very distinct, anteriorly with 2 large, distinctly black spots.
Female
Prosoma length female: 5.6-7.5 mm.
Body length female: 14 mmAdditional information
In dry meadows in lowland and mountains, up to 1300 m
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
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Epigyne
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Thaler et al. 2000)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
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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