Heliophanus mordax (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
Description
Male
Prosoma length: 2.13 mm, prosoma width: 1.50 mm. Prosoma dark brown, ocular area black. Sternum maxillae and chelicerae brown. Legs brown, metatarsi and tarsi yellow. Opisthosoma black.
Body length male: 3.5-4.0 mmFemale
Prosoma length: 2.30 mm, prosoma width: 1.70 mm. Colouration as in males but lighter. Opisthosoma grey and legs yellow.
Body length female: 4.6-6.7 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Femoral apophysis
(Wesołowska 1986)
Palpal femur
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Palpal femur
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Habitus
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne
(Coşar & Varol 2016)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Metzner 1999)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Vulva
(Coşar & Varol 2016)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Logunov 2023a)
Vulva, ventral view
(Logunov 2023a)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Rakov & Logunov 1997a)
Distribution List
References
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WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2