Lasaeola testaceomarginata Simon, 1881
Description
Male
Similar to female, but prosoma more raised, and opisthosoma black.
Body length male: 1.5 mmFemale
Epigyne reddish, heart-shaped, wider than long. Prosoma light reddish brown, with a wide median dark band, and often with a thin black borderline. Sternum dark red-brown. Legs uniform light reddish brown. Opisthosoma globular, purplish brown, glossy, lighter below.
Body length female: 1.9 mmAdditional information
In bushes, in garrigue.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral-ventral view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Pedipalp, ventro-prolateral view
(Wunderlich 2021)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wunderlich 2021)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Epigyne
(Ouakri et al. 2026)
Vulva
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Ouakri et al. 2026)
Distribution List
References
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Wunderlich J (2021) Few new, rare or special species of spiders from the Algarve, Portugal (Arachnida: Araneae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 14: 3-24