Euophrys gambosa (Simon, 1868)
Description
Male
Prosoma dorsally shiny brown with black margin, dark brown head plate and black eye field. Retrolateral borders with dense white hairs, area below anterior lateral eyes reddish light grey. Opisthosoma dorsally black-brown with 4 light spots in anterior half and light median chevron pattern in posterior third, laterally with light wave-shaped design. Palp: light yellow with slight dark veil on femoral base.
Body length male: 2.4 mmFemale
Colouration as in males, a bit lighter.
Body length female: 2.7 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventro-prolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Habitus
(Metzner 1999)
Habitus, frontal view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Epigyne
(Metzner 1999)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Metzner 1999)
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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