Leptorchestes berolinensis (C. L. Koch, 1846)
Description
Male
Tibial apophysis pointed, transverse to bulbus. Embolus robust, parallel to longitudinal axis of bulbus. Prosoma dark brown, eye field black. Chelicerae long brownish, promargin with 2 small teeth, retromargin with row of long setae. Legs: Coxa III brown, remaining whitish yellow. Leg I brown, patella and tibia orange, prolaterally with black band. Leg II yellowish, prolaterally with dark streak. Legs III-IV orange, prolaterally with dark streak, femora brown, patellae distally with dark patch. Opisthosoma dark brown, with white stripe along constriction, sometimes anterior part yellowish orange and posterior part dark, venter brown, a large, light trapezoid patch behind epigastric furrow (sometimes absent).
Body length male: 4.8-6.5 mmFemale
Colouration as in males, except ventral patch on opisthosoma larger and behind this patch 2 white longitudinal lines.
Body length female: 5.75-7.1 mmAdditional information
Ant-like species, on sunny tree trunks and fences
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Prószyński 1991)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Stanković 2012)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Stanković 2012)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fusco et al. 2025)
Tibial apophysis
(Wiehle 1967)
Chelicera
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Habitus
(Prószyński 1991)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1967)
Epigyne
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Epigyne
(Bosselaers 2018)
Epigyne
(Fusco et al. 2025)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Vulva, ventral view
(Wiehle 1967)
Vulva
(Żabka 1997)
Vulva
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Vulva, variation
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Daws 2022)
Habitus
(Wiehle 1967)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Wesołowska & Szeremeta 2001)
Distribution List
References
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