Porrhoclubiona genevensis (L. Koch, 1866)
Description
Male
Tibial apophysis rounded. Chelicerae red-brown, to brown, hardly swollen. Legs yellow. Opisthosoma yellow with dark median band and brown-red angular stripes, laterally spotted with brown.
Body length male: 3.0-5.0 mmFemale
Epigyne with heart-shaped pit. Vulva with convoluted entrance ducts. Prosoma brownish yellow.
Body length female: 4.0-5.0 mmAdditional information
Under stones or in leaf litter of dry, sandy habitats
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Sterghiu 1985)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1965b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(van Helsdingen 1979)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans et al. 2017b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2017b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Danışman et al. 2018)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Danışman et al. 2018)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Danışman et al. 2018)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Seropian et al. 2023b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Sterghiu 1985)
Epigyne
(van Helsdingen 1979)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Bosmans et al. 2017b)
Epigyne
(Bosmans et al. 2017b)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Versteeg 2023)
Epigyne
(Versteeg 2023)
Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Tullgren 1946)
Vulva
(van Helsdingen 1979)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1965b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Bosmans et al. 2017b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Bosmans et al. 2017b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Versteeg 2023)
Vulva, ventral view
(Versteeg 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Vulva, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Habitus
(Sterghiu 1985)
Distribution List
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