Benoitia lepida (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)
Description
Male
Pedipalp: Patella with broad apophysis. Winding conductor recurves on itself.
Body length male: 4.1-7.8 mmFemale
Epigynal groove divided by narroe median septum.
Body length female: 5.0-9.1 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 1996)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 1996)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(de Blauwe 1980b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(de Blauwe 1980b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Al-Khazali 2018)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Al-Khazali 2018)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Al-Khazali 2018)
Bulbus, prolateral-ventral view
(de Blauwe 1980b)
Patella and tibia, dorsal view
(de Blauwe 1980b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Levy 1996)
Epigyne
(de Blauwe 1980b)
Epigyne
(Al-Khazali 2018)
Epigyne
(Denis 1966a)
Epigyne
(Denis 1966a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Levy 1996)
Vulva
(de Blauwe 1980b)
Distribution List
References
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