Ero aphana (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Male
Cymbium oval, flat with retrolateral hook-like process. Conductor with a prolateral furrow, additionally round at the end. Embolus originates proximally and ends distally convoluted. Paracymbium with 3-4 pointed processes. Mostly bright coloured species, whitish to light grey with numerous brown and black spots on entire body, sometimes also appearing dark due to fusion of larger, red brown spots. Opisthosoma with 4 tubercles on the back.
Body length male: 2.5 mmFemale
Epigyne with circular copulatory openings separated by a slender septum. The entrance ducts diverge strongly and end in large, round receptacula.
Body length female: 3.0-4.2 mmAdditional information
On bushes at coniferous forest edges, mostly in warmer areas.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1953)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1953)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Merrett & Snazell 1975)
Tip of embolus
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Cymbium
(Merrett & Snazell 1975)
Cymbium
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Tibia
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Epigyne
(Merrett & Snazell 1975)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Epigyne, apical view
(Thaler et al. 2004)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)
Habitus, lateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
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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Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91
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Růžička V, Řezáč M (2022) Seznam pavouků České republiky. List of spiders of the Czech Republic. Online at https://www.arachnology.cz/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html and https://www.arachnology.cz/en/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html
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Sawers M A R, El-Bishlawy S M O, Hassan M F, Sallam G M S (2023) The first record of Ero aphana (Araneae: Mimetidae) in Egypt. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 41: 15-17
Thaler K, van Harten A, Knoflach B (2004) Pirate spiders of the genus Ero C.L. Koch from southern Europe, Yemen, and Ivory Coast, with two new species (Arachnida, Araneae, Mimetidae). Denisia 13: 359-368
Wiehle H (1953) Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea (Araneae), IX. Orthognatha-Cribellata-Haplogynae, Entelegynae (Pholcidae, Zodariidae, Oxyopidae, Mimetidae, Nesticidae). Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 42: 1-150
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