Bassaniodes tristrami (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
Description
Male
Prosoma length: 1.8-2.3 mm. Opisthosoma oval, posterior part rounded and somewhat flat.
Female
Prosoma length: 2.1-3.0 mm.
Additional information
Under stones in dry phrygana
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Levy 1999b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 1999b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 1999b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Marusik & Logunov 1995a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Naumova 2020)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Naumova 2020)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Naumova 2020)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Marusik & Logunov 1995a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Marusik & Logunov 1995a)
Epigyne
(Tripathi et al. 2023)
Vulva
(Wunderlich 1995b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Tripathi et al. 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Tripathi et al. 2023)
Distribution List
References
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