Alopecosa beckeri (Thorell, 1875)
Description
Male
Chelicerae with 3 teeth on pro- and 2 on retromargin. Opisthosoma ventrally mostly light colored. Palp resembles A. taeniopus. Tegular apophysis not bifurcated, embolus not reaching palpal edge.
Prosoma length: 5.6 mm, prosoma width: 3.5 mm.
Female
Chelicerae with 3 teeth on pro- and 2 on retromargin. Opisthosoma ventrally mostly light colored. Epigyne with straight margins, anterior part forms swelling.
Prosoma length: 6.0 mm, prosoma width: 4.4 mm.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
Bulbus
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
Bulbus
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
Embolic division
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
Epigyne
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Nadolny & Kovblyuk 2010)
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
Kovblyuk M M, Kastrygina Z A (2015b) Updated catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) of the Crimea. Ukainska Entomofaunistyka 6(2): 1-81 
Nadolny A A, Kovblyuk M M (2010) On two closely related wolf spider species Alopecosa beckeri (Thorell, 1875) and A. taeniopus (Kulczyński, 1895) (Aranei: Lycosidae). Arthropoda Selecta 19: 237-247
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 04-06-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |