Anyphaena furva Miller, 1967
Description
Male palp with robust bristles on tibia. Embolus long and S-shaped. Prosoma dark with bright median band. Sternum dark brown. Chelicerae dark brown. Legs brown, coxa and femur bright. Tibia and metatarsus darkly annulated. Opisthosoma dirty white to grey-brown with dark spots, 2 dark spots in the centre, very variable, nearly black animals can also be found.
In his description from 1967, Miller described the embolus as „short, claw-like, slightly bent, black“. Obviously, he saw the basal part only and overlooked the terminal hyaline part (Bauchhenss 2009)
Body length male: 3.8 mmBody length female: 5.8 mm
Additional information
On rocks and trees in xerothermic habitats
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Růžička 2001)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Bauchhenss 2009)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bauchhenss 2009)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Vidal & Taberlet 2018)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Nuruyeva et al. 2024a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Logghe et al. 2025b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logghe et al. 2025b)
Epigyne
(Růžička 2001)
Vulva
(Růžička 2001)
Distribution List
References
Bauchhenss E (2009) Beiträge zur Taxonomie von Anyphaena furva Miller, 1967. Contributions to Natural History 12: 153-159 
Blick T, Finch O-D, Harms K H, Kiechle J, Kielhorn K-H , Kreuels M, Malten A, Martin D, Muster C, Nährig D, Platen R, Rödel I, Scheidler M, Staudt A, Stumpf H, Tolke D (2016) Rote Liste und Gesamtartenliste der Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) Deutschlands. 3. Fassung, Stand April 2008, einzelne Änderungen und Nachträge bis August 2015. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 70/4: 383-510
Gajdoš P, Svatoň J, Sloboda J (1999) Katalóg pavúkov Slovenska. Catalogue of Slovakian spiders. Ústav kr. ekol. SAV, Bratislava, 337 pp.
Logghe G, Van Den Broeck E, Van De Vondel S, Van Houtven K (2025b) Anyphaena furva Miller, 1967 (Araneae, Anyphaenidae), a new addition to the Belgian spider fauna. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 39: 88-91
Nuruyeva T V, Snegovaya N Y, Maharramov M M (2024a) Three new records of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Azerbaijan. Acta Biologica Sibirica 10: 1047-1052
Otto S (2022) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 02.2022. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
Ponomarev A V, Komarov Y E (2015) Spiders (Aranei) of the Republic of South Ossetia. The South of Russia: Ecology, Development 10(1): 116-147
Růžička V (2001) The female of Anyphaena furva Miller (Araneae: Anyphaenidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 46-48
Růžička V, Řezáč M (2022a) Seznam pavouků České republiky. List of spiders of the Czech Republic. Online at https://www.arachnology.cz/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html and https://www.arachnology.cz/en/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html
Vidal E, Taberlet J-P (2018) Découverte en France de Anyphaena furva Miller, 1967 (Araneae, Anyphaenidae). Revue Arachnologique (2) 5: 9-10
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
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