Haplodrassus umbratilis (L. Koch, 1866)
Description
Male palp with plate-like bulge of distal bulbal apophysis, situated basally. Tibial apophysis somewhat widened distally. Epigyne with slantingly forward-directed protrusion. Prosoma light brown. Chelicerae darker than prosoma. Distal leg segments darker than prosoma. Opisthosoma light brown.
Body length male: 3.9-6.0 mmBody length female: 5.1-7.5 mm
Additional information
in dry and open pine forests and heathland, on the ground and under stones during the day
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Miller 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2012b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Fjellberg unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fjellberg unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Grimm 1985)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Bulbus, apical view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2012b)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Bulbus, ventro-lateral view
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolic division, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Tibial apophysis
(Miller & Buchar 1977)
Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2012b)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2012b)
Epigyne
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Epigyne
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1985)
Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)
Epigyne, with mating plug
(Almquist 2007)
Vulva
(Miller & Buchar 1977)
Vulva, ventral view
(Tullgren 1946)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2012b)
Vulva
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Vulva
(Ponomarev & Shmatko 2017)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Fjellberg unpubl.)
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.
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