Alopecosa cuneata (Clerck, 1757)
Description
Prosoma reddish brown, median and lateral longitudinal stripes reddish yellow. Prosoma length: 3.2-4.2 mm. Sternum red-brown, with yellow median stripe. Legs reddish yellow. Tibia I male: distinctly thickened and darker than other segments. Opisthosoma dorsally with distinct pattern.
Body length male: 6.5-7 mmBody length female: 7-8.5 mm
Additional information
in steppes, heathland and similar, open areas, forest edges, up to the middle altitude range of mountains
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiebes 1959)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus
(Kronestedt 1990)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)
Tegular apophysis, frontal view
(Kronestedt 1990)
Leg I
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Tibia I
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Tibia I
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Tibia
(Loksa 1972)
Habitus
(Wiebes 1959)
Tegular apophysis
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Epigyne
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Wiebes 1959)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1969)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Kronestedt 1990)
Vulva
(Kronestedt 1990)
Habitus
(Azheganova 1968)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Distribution List
References
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