Phintella castriesiana (Grube, 1861)
Description
Male
Prosoma yellowish brown, with black veins, eyes surrounded by black. Prosoma length: 1.95-2.30 mm. Sternum yellow. Chelicerae brownish. Legs yellow, with brown longitudinal stripes on femora I-III and brown dots on proximal and distal part of tibiae I-II. Opisthosoma: dorsum with dark grey pattern, venter light, with a dark longitudinal streak.
Body length male: 4.6 mmFemale
Colouration as in males but slightly paler. Prosoma length: 2.08-2.33 mm.
Body length female: 4.9 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Domènech et al. 2023)
Embolus
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Habitus
(Metzner 1999)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Epigyne
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Epigyne/vulva
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Metzner 1999)
Vulva
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
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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