Textrix denticulata (Olivier, 1789)
Description
Tibial apophysis symmetrical, pointed. Epigyne with heart-shaped epigynal plate, with a protrusion. Prosoma black, with silver-white longitudinal band. Legs brown, with black spots and annulations. Opisthosoma mostly black, dorsally with reddish brown longitudinal band that is sometimes white spotted on margins. Spinnerets strikingly long.
Body length male: 5.7-8.0 mmBody length female: 7.0-9.0 mm
Additional information
At the bark of trees, in small funnel webs, in sunny forest edges and on walls of buildings
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(de Blauwe 1980a)
Pedipalp
(Dahl 1931)
Pedipalp
(de Blauwe 1980a)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Morka unpubl.)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Seyyar et al. 2016b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Seyyar et al. 2016b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kaya et al. 2023a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kaya et al. 2023a)
Epigyne
(de Blauwe 1980a)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Morka unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Seyyar et al. 2016b)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(de Blauwe 1980a)
Vulva
(Seyyar et al. 2016b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Spinnerets, ventral view
(Dahl 1931)
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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Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
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