Philodromus buxi Simon, 1884
Description
Epigyne with longish oval posterior half of median part. Colour very variable, brown or yellowish brown, mostly spotted. Prosoma often with broad, bright median band. Legs yellowish-grey, or brown with dark spots. Opisthosoma with bright median band and often with dark cardiac mark and dark angular spots. Male: often patterned more intensely, sometimes unicoloured dark brown.
Body length male: 3.5-5 mmBody length female: 4-7 mm
Additional information
In sunny places on herbs, bushes and trees.
Frequency: Rarely found
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braun 1965)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Simon 1932)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Harvey 2018)
Epigyne
(Braun 1965)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Simon 1932)
Epigyne
(Harvey 2018)
Epigyne
(Harvey 2018)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Braun 1965)
Prosoma
(Locket et al. 1974)
Distribution List
References
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[N.B.: few records from this paper are not taken over and not commented] Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
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Simon E (1932) Les arachnides de France 6 (4). Paris (Roret): 773-978
Wilson R (2015) Philodromus buxi and Anyphaena sabina: two new records for the UK. Newsletter of the British Arachnological Society 132: 17-19
World Spider Catalog (2020) World Spider Catalog. Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.03.2020) doi: 10.24436/2