Opisthosoma usually without dorsal humps and posterior lobes.
Body length male: 2.7 mmProsoma densely covered with whie hairs. Sternum blackish with light median patch. Chelicerae with 4 denticles on promargin and 3 denticles on retromargin. Legs often brown with dark annulation. Opisthosoma dorsally with 2 pairs of protuberances, posteriorly with 2 lobes.
Body length female: 7.5-13.3 mm"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.
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