Male palp with conically inflated bulbus. Epigyne longer than wide. Prosoma with dense white hairs and black bristles. Legs with darker distal segments. Opisthosoma light to yellow-brown, with dense white hairs and black bristles.
Body length male: 6.7-8.6 mmIn dry meadows, active during the day, specialized to capture ants that are paralyzed by a bite in the antenna, threads are attached to the prey with the long and movable spinnerets at the same time
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