Pterotricha lentiginosa (C. L. Koch, 1837)
Description
Male
Tarsi ventrally with two rows of spine-shaped bristles instead of a scopula, patella IV with lateral bristles. Palp: Tibia with a ventral rim which sticks out and is usually sclerotized, but no true apophysis in this position.
Female
As in male. Epigyne: Longer than wide, with a large anterior depression/pit which may be divided.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Murphy 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Murphy 2007)
Pedipalp, ventro-retrolateral view
(Dalmas 1921)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Chatzaki et al. 2002a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Chatzaki et al. 2002a)
Chelicera
(Murphy 2007)
Opisthosoma
(Murphy 2007)
Epigyne
(Murphy 2007)
Epigyne
(Dalmas 1921)
Epigyne
(Levy 1995)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Murphy 2007)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Chatzaki et al. 2002a)
Vulva, ventral view
(Chatzaki et al. 2002a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Levy 1995)
Sternum
(Murphy 2007)
Habitus
(Murphy 2007)
Ocular area
(Murphy 2007)
Spinnerets
(Murphy 2007)
Distribution List
References
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Dalmas R de (1921) Monographie des Araignées de la section des Pterotricha (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 89: 233-328
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Naumova M, Lazarov S, Deltshev C (2019a) Faunistic diversity of the spiders in Montenegro (Arachnida: Araneae). Ecologica Montenegrina 22: 50-89
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2