Arctosa fulvolineata (Lucas, 1846)
Description
Prosoma red-brown, with bright, vaguely serrated median band. Lateral bands narrow, indistinct and often broken. Prosoma length female: 5.3-6.0 mm. Prosoma length male: 3.5-4.9 mm. Chelicerae with 2 teeth on cheliceral furrow margin. Legs reddish yellow. Femur spotted with brown. Opisthosoma dark grey with distinct yellow median longitudinal stripe, sometimes with 2 small yellow spots posteriorly.
Body length female: 11.6 mmAdditional information
mainly in salty locations near the coast
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1965)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1965)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Iorio unpubl.)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Iorio unpubl.)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Iorio unpubl.)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Iorio unpubl.)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Iorio unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1965)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Habitus
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1965)
Distribution List
References
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