Tetragnatha reimoseri (Roșca, 1939)
Description
Body and legs uniformly light yellow. Cheliceral teeth and gnathocoxae light brown. Opisthosoma elongated tail-like, reaching beyond spinnerets.
Body length male: 9.0 mmBody length female: 10.0-12.0 mm
Additional information
Rare species and difficult to find. In the daytime the spider hides in stretched position underneath grass-like leaves near water, mostly over water surface.
See also comment by IJland & van Helsdingen (2011).
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Wiehle 1963a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wiehle 1963a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Tip of embolus
(Efimik & Tiunov 2025)
Tip of conductor
(Wiehle 1963a)
Chelicerae, prolateral view
(Azheganova 1968)
Chelicerae, dorsal view
(Azheganova 1968)
Chelicerae, dorsal view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Cheliceral apophysis, lateral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Chelicera, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1963a)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Fedoriak et al. 2016)
Chelicera, lateral view
(Fedoriak et al. 2016)
Chelicerae, dorsal view
(Fedoriak et al. 2016)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Fedoriak et al. 2016)
Chelicera, dorsal view
(Efimik & Tiunov 2025)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Efimik & Tiunov 2025)
Habitus, lateral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Habitus
(Picard et al. 2014)
Habitus, lateral view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1963a)
Genital lobe, ventral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Epigyne
(Efimik & Tiunov 2025)
Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1963a)
Vulva
(Picard et al. 2014)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Efimik & Tiunov 2025)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Purgat et al. 2025)
Vulva, ventral view
(Purgat et al. 2025)
Vulva, ventral view
(Purgat et al. 2025)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1963a)
Eyes, frontal view
(Wiehle 1963a)
Chelicerae, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1963a)
Chelicera, dorsal view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Chelicerae, dorsal view
(Fedoriak et al. 2016)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Fedoriak et al. 2016)
Chelicera, dorsal view
(Efimik & Tiunov 2025)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Efimik & Tiunov 2025)
Chelicera, dorsal view
(Purgat et al. 2025)
Chelicera, prolateral view
(Purgat et al. 2025)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Purgat et al. 2025)
Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Habitus, lateral view
(Azheganova 1968)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Azheganova 1968)
Habitus, lateral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Habitus, lateral view
(Picard et al. 2014)
Habitus, lateral view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Habitus
(Roberts 1998)
Habitus, subadult
(Picard et al. 2014)
Distribution List
References
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Helsdingen P J van (2025a) Catalogus van de Nederlandse spinnen. Versie 2025.1. 249 pp.
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Roberts M J (1998) Spinnengids. Tirion, Baarn, Netherlands, 397 pp.
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