Epigyne anteriorly with parallel margins of median part. Prosoma reddish, with reddish yellow median stripes, lateral longitudinal stripes vague or missing. Prosoma length female: 4.0-5.0 mm, prosoma length male: 3.8-5.0 mm. Sternum brown, rarely with brighter median part. Legs reddish. Femur spotted or annulated. Opisthosoma with bright pattern, sometimes with fine chevrons.
Body length male: 7.2-9.5 mmIn moss and litter layer of damp but sunny forests, in lowland in North Europe, otherwise in the mountains up to timberline
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"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
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