Attulus caricis (Westring, 1861)
Description
Epigyne with entrance duct convoluted once. Prosoma red-brown. Legs purple, annulated fine bright. Opisthosoma dark brown, provided with bright small hairs, appearing purple-brown, dorsally with vague chevrons, with 2 bright median spots, laterally almost white.
Body length male: 3.0-4.2 mmBody length female: 3.0-4.5 mm
Additional information
In moors, mainly on the lower part of sedges.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov & Kronestedt 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp
(Logunov & Kronestedt 1997)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne 2021b)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Logunov & Kronestedt 1997)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Lecigne 2021b)
Vulva
(Logunov & Kronestedt 1997)
Vulva
(Thaler 1981c)
Vulva
(Żabka 1997)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
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(Versteeg 2024a)
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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