Aphantaulax trifasciata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
Description
Tibial apophysis distinctly shorter than palpal tibia. Epigyne with groove, as long as wide. Opisthosoma with pattern consisting mostly of 3 (to 5) spots.
Body length male: 4.1-6.6 mmBody length female: 5.8-10.4 mm
Additional information
On sea coasts or riverbanks, under stones and on plants, also in citrus groves
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, mesal view
(Levy 2002)
Pedipalp
(Miller 1971)
Pedipalp
(Levy 2002)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Miller 1971)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 2002)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Jézéquel 1965)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jézéquel 1965)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Miller 1971)
Epigyne
(Jézéquel 1965)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Kolosváry 1934a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Kolosváry 1934a)
Habitus
(C. L. Koch 1839)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 2002)
Eyes, frontal view
(Levy 2002)
Sternum and labium
(Levy 2002)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 2002)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 2002)
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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Bosmans R. (unpubl.) Provisional list of spiders of North Africa. Database excerpt Aug. 2019
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Koch C L (1839) Die Arachniden. Nürnberg, Sechster Band, pp. 1-156
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Levy G (2002) Spiders of the genera Micaria and Aphantaulax (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology 48: 111-134
Mestre L, Piñol J, Barrientos J A, Cama A, Espadaler X (2012) Effects of ant competition and bird predation on the spider assemblage of a citrus grove. Basic and Applied Ecology 13: 355-362
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Roberts M J (1995) Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. HarperCollins, London, 383 pp.
Rozwałka R, Rutkowski T, Bielak-Bielecki P (2017a) New data on introduced and rare synanthropic spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) in Poland (II). Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, Lublin-Polonia 71: 59-85
Samu F, Szinetár C (1999) Bibliographic check list of the Hungarian spider fauna. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 11: 161-184
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WSC (2023) World Spider Catalog. Version 24.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (25.10.2023) doi: 10.24436/2