Menemerus illigeri (Audouin, 1826)
Description
Male
Palpal femur basally with long ventral hook, tibial apophysis a thin broad plate. Embolus appears to be broken, bent apically almost 90°. Prosomalänge: 2.96 mm.
Female
Epigyne: Copulatory openings hidden under sclerotised hood, slerotised pockets in posterior part form a prominent circle. Prosoma length: 2.96 mm.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Prószyński 2003)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Prószyński 2003)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Palpal tibia and patella
(Prószyński 2003)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Prószyński 2003)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1999)
Vulva
(Wesołowska 1999)
Vulva, variation
(Wesołowska 1999)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Prószyński 2003)
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
Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357 
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
El-Hennawy H K (2017a) A list of Egyptian spiders (revised in 2017). Serket 15: 167-183
Elkrew H, Hamza A, Ghana S, Shaibi T, Swehli A I, Elmareme H, Ahmad A (2024) Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Libya. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 22: 19346-19369
Kmira G, Nasri-Ammar, Petillon J, Bosmans R (2025) Catalog of the spiders of Tunisia (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa 5641: 1-95
Prószyński J (2003) Salticidae (Araneae) of the Levant. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 53: 1-180
Wesołowska W (1999) A revision of the spider genus Menemerus in Africa (Araneae: Salticidae). Genus 10: 251-353
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2