Kishidaia conspicua (L. Koch, 1866)
Description
Tibial apophysis short. Embolus keel-shaped. Epigyne with triangular groove, strongly sclerotised. Prosoma with darker radial stripes and broad median band consisting of white hairs. Legs brown-yellow. Opisthosoma dorsally with anterior white transverse band and one pair of longish spots, remaining body colour dark to black-brown. Male: with scuticula.
Body length male: 5.4-6.6 mmBody length female: 5.6-10 mm
Additional information
In herbaceous layer and in shrubbery of deciduous forests, web consisting of leaves that are spun together, active during the day
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp with tibia, patella and femur, retrolateral view
(Miller 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pérez-Pérez 1985)
Pedipalp with tibia, patella and femur, retrolateral view
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Grimm 1985)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Grimm 1985)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Grimm 1985)
Bulbus, prolateral view
(Kamura 2001)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Kamura 2001)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Kamura 2001)
Palpal patella and femur, retrolateral view
(Pérez-Pérez 1985)
Palpal tibia, patella and femur, retrolateral view
(Grimm 1985)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Kamura 2001)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1985)
Epigyne
(Kamura 2001)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Kamura 2001)
Vulva, posterior view
(Kamura 2001)
Habitus
(Noordam 1992)
Distribution List
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