Colour of female yellow to middle brown. Prosoma with black, serrated lateral bands. Legs yellow-brown to black, vaguely marbled, stronger accentuated in males, with scopula. Femur yellow. Opisthosoma pale yellow to pink-brown, with 2 pairs of angled, black median spots and lots of small black dots. Pedipalp with brushes of stridulating hairs, tibial apophysis hook-like, with pointed tip.
Body length male: 4-7 mmEpigyne longitudinal, approximately as long as wide.
Body length female: 5-9 mmmainly on tree trunks and in crowns of deciduous trees, also in shrubbery and on conifers. Hides in retreat consisting of spun leaves during the day, containing also cocoon, hunts prey during the night
Frequency: Frequent, widely distributed
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