Anyphaena accentuata (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Male
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 mmFemale
Epigyne longitudinal, approximately as long as wide.
Body length female: 5-9 mmAdditional information
mainly 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
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Braendegaard 1966)
Pedipalp
(Ruzicka 2001)
Pedipalp
(Urones et al. 1995)
Pedipalp
(Miller 1967)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Reimoser 1937)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Urones et al. 1995)
Epigyne
(Braendegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Reimoser 1937)
Epigyne
(Ruzicka 2001)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Urones et al. 1995)
Vulva
(Reimoser 1937)
Vulva
(Ruzicka 2001)
Vulva
(Weiss 1988)
Vulva
(Weiss 1988)
Vulva
(Urones et al. 1995)
Habitus
(Murphy & Murphy 2000)
Habitus
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Habitus
(Urones et al. 1995)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Murphy & Murphy 2000)
Tarsus
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Roberts 1995)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Habitus
(Dahl 1937)
Habitus, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
References
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