Araneidae  Clerck, 1757 / Larinioides  Caporiacco, 1934   5 species

Larinioides suspicax (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)

Description
Male

Pedipalp: subterminal apophysis with teeth. Prosoma, chelicerae and sternum brown. Legs yellow, with dark annulations.

Body length male: 7.5-9.4 mm
Female

Epigyne with ± quadrangular median plate (in posterior view).

Body length female: 11.7-15.0 mm
Additional information

In wet localities

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Distribution comment: Malta: sub L. patagiatus (Pfliegler et al. 2017); Hungary: sub L. cornutus (Loksa 1972, Šestáková et al. 2014)
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Europe, North Africa to Central Asia
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Albania   (Deltshev et al., 2011b) ||| Algeria   (Benhacene et al., 2023) ||| Armenia   (Otto, 2022) ||| Austria   (Thaler & Knoflach, 2003) ||| Azerbaijan   (Nuruyeva & Zamani, 2025) ||| Bulgaria   (Blagoev et al., 2018) ||| Croatia   (Thaler, 1974) ||| Cyprus   (Bosmans et al., 2019c) ||| Czechia   (Růžička & Řezáč, 2022a) ||| Egypt   (El-Hennawy, 2017a) ||| France   (Le Peru, 2007) ||| France / Corsica   (Le Peru, 2007) ||| Georgia   (Otto, 2022) ||| Germany   (Blick et al., 2016) ||| Greece   (Bosmans & Chatzaki, 2005) ||| Greece / Crete   (Bosmans & Chatzaki, 2005) ||| Hungary   (Loksa, 1972; Šestáková et al., 2014b) ||| Italy   (Isaia et al., 2025) ||| Italy / Sardinia   (Isaia et al., 2025) ||| Italy / Sicily   (Isaia et al., 2025) ||| Kosovo   (Geci & Naumova, 2021b) ||| Libya   (Elkrew et al., 2024) ||| Malta   (Pfliegler et al., 2017) ||| Moldova   (Vasiliev & Mikhailov, 2023) ||| Morocco   (Benhalima & Bosmans, 2024) ||| North Macedonia   (Komnenov, 2014) ||| Poland   (Rozwałka & Stanska, 2008) ||| Portugal   (Cardoso & Morano, 2010) ||| Romania   (Weiss & Petrișor, 1999) ||| Russia, Central   (Ponomarev, 2022) ||| Russia, Eastern   (Esyunin & Efimik, 1996a) ||| Russia, Kaliningrad Region   (no references) ||| Russia, Southern   (Otto, 2022; Ponomarev, 2022) ||| Serbia   (Grbić & Savić, 2010) ||| Slovakia   (Šestáková et al., 2014b) ||| Slovenia   (Kostanjšek & Kuntner, 2015) ||| Spain   (Cardoso & Morano, 2010) ||| Switzerland   (Hänggi, 2003) ||| Tunisia  Removed (Bosmans, 2003; Kmira et al., 2025) ||| Turkey (Asia)   (Danışman et al., 2025a) ||| Turkey (Europe)   (Demircan Aksan & Topçu, 2022c) ||| Ukraine   (Polchaninova & Prokopenko, 2019) |||
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