Arctosa stigmosa (Thorell, 1875)
Description
Male
Male palp with process of tegular apophysis, pointing basally. Prosoma yellow-brown, whitish in eye region, medially with bright, serrated band, lateral stripes striking, consisting of ± single merging spots. Prosoma length: 2.7-3.7 mm. Legs yellowish, vaguely annulated. Opisthosoma blackish with yellow-greenish pattern, median longitudinal stripe merging anteriorly with 2 brighter spots.
Body length male: 5.0 mmFemale
Epigyne with anteriorly divergent median part.
Body length female: 5.2-6.8 mmAdditional information
on sandy grounds near flowing water
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Aakra 2000c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Leg I
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Aakra 2000c)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Aakra 2000c)
Epigyne
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Habitus
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Distribution List
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