Eratigena atrica (C. L. Koch, 1843)
Description
Tibial apophysis with distally pointed process. Conductor with slightly bent tip, pointing toward bulbus. Vulva anteriorly with 2 globular structures close to each other. Prosoma yellowish-grey, with 2 broad, dark brown to black longitudinal stripes. Sternum grey-brown, with brighter median part and bright spots near coxa. Legs yellowish-grey, unicoloured. Opisthosoma grey-brown, dorsally with 2 longitudinal rows of yellowish spots and slender, yellow median stripe.
Body length male: 10-14 mmBody length female: 11-16 mm
Additional information
In warm localities under stones, often in buildings.
This species can bite humans, usually when they try to catch or remove it with their hands. The bite is not very painful and an occasional moderate local swelling disappears within a few hours.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al. 2018).
E. atrica, duellica and saeva synonymyzed by Bolzern et al. (2013a) and separated again by Oxford & Bolzern (2018).
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Dahl 1931)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Dresco 1957)
Palpal tibia
(Locket et al. 1974)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Tibial apophysis
(Dresco 1957)
Tibia
(Loksa 1969)
Epigyne
(Merrett 1980)
Epigyne
(Merrett 1980)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Vulva
(Dahl 1931)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 1995a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 1995a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 1995a)
Sternum
(Dahl 1931)
Sternum
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Habitus
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
References
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