Entelecara erythropus (Westring, 1851)
Description
Epigyne with distinct median part, ± as wide as long. Prosoma black-brown, with black pattern. Legs yellow, with a darker tinge. Opisthosoma grey-black.
Body length male: 1.5-2.0 mmBody length female: 1.6-2.1 mm
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Tibial apophysis
(Wiehle 1960a)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Tibial apophysis, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Wiehle 1960a)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Holm 1980)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Denis 1942)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventro-caudal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventro-caudal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventro-caudal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, ventro-caudal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Denis 1942)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Gnelitsa 2022a)
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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