Clubiona frisia Wunderlich & Schuett, 1995
Description
Male
Coloration variable, body and legs light yellow/cream or body yellow-brown to dark- or red-brown. Chelicerae and clypeus dark brown to black. Palp: Tibial apophysis with sickle-shaped, bent, narrow and distally notched retrolateral apophysis, tegulum medially protruding, membraneous conductor not very large, embolus long, reaching almost to tibial apophysis. Prosoma length: 1.9-2.5 mm, prosoma width: 1.5-1.8 mm.
Body length male: 5-6 mmFemale
Coloration variable, body and legs light yellow/cream or body yellow-brown to dark- or red-brown. Chelicerae and clypeus dark brown to black. Epigyne: slightly sclerotized, longer than wide, with variable visible vulva structures, variable posterior margin and unconspicous, not very large openings. Vulva with medium-sized receptacula seminis in frontal position, laterally with wide ducts and atria. Prosoma length: 2.3-2.9 mm, prosoma width: 1.5-2.1 mm.
Body length female: 5-7 mmAdditional information
In dry habitats, mostly in sandy areas.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp, retrolateral-ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Rozwałka 2005)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Rozwałka 2005)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Seropian et al. 2024a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Seropian et al. 2024a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1985a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Roberts 1998)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Seropian et al. 2024a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Vulva, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Distribution List
References
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