Zodarion aculeatum Chyzer, 1897
Description
Male
Prosoma reddish brown, cephalic part reticulated with dark brown. Legs orange brown, femur I brown, femur II pale brown. Opisthosoma: dorsum dark sepia, males with large scutum, venter and elongated posterodorsal spot whitish.
Body length male: 3.4 mmFemale
Colouration as in males.
Body length female: 4.4-6.1 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans 2009)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 2009)
Median apophysis
(Bosmans 2009)
Epigyne
(Bosmans 2009)
Epigyne
(Shafaie et al. 2025d)
Vulva
(Bosmans 2009)
Distribution List
References
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Shafaie S, Pekár S, Seyyar O (2025d) New data on zodariid spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. European Journal of Taxonomy 1016: 1-139
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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