Larinia chloris (Audouin, 1826)
Description
Prosoma yellowish, with a indistinct medain line anteriorly. Sternum light brown. Opisthosoma elonhated, dorsum with a pattern of brown longitudinal stripes and pairs of black spots, sides creamy yellow (sometimes almost black), venter with a white longish spot, surrounded by a dark line.
Body length male: 5.2 mmBody length female: 5.6-8.5 mm
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Levy 1986)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 1986)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 1986)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Alioua et al. 2020)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Alioua et al. 2020)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Alioua et al. 2020)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Calatayud-Mascarell et al. 2024)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Levy 1986)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Levy 1986)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Levy 1986)
Epigyne
(Alioua et al. 2020)
Epigyne
(Al-Khazali & Khalaf 2022)
Epigyne (scapus removed), ventral view
(Levy 1986)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Al-Khazali & Khalaf 2022)
Vulva, ventral view
(Al-Khazali & Khalaf 2022)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 1986)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Levy 1986)
Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Levy 1986)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Al-Khazali & Khalaf 2022)
Distribution List
"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.
References
Al-Khazali A M, Khalaf R Z (2022) Larinia chloris and Uroctea thaleri represent new records of two genera for Iraq (Araneae: Araneidae, Oecobiidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 63: 39-42 
Alioua Y, Bosmans R, Kherbouche O, Bissati S (2020) Distribution of the genus Larinia in the Maghreb, with the first record of Larinia chloris in Algeria (Araneae: Araneidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 59: 1-4
Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357
Bosmans R, Gavalas I (2023) The spiders (Araneae) of the tiny Greek island Iraklia (Kiklades), with the descriptions of 5 new Harpactea species (Araneae: Dysderidae), 3 species new to Europe and 8 new to Greece. Parnassiana Archives 11 (Suppl. 1): 1-91
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Hadjiconstantis M, Komnenov M, Bosselaers J, Huber S, McCowan D, Snazell R, Decae A, Zoumides C, Kielhorn K-H, Oger P (2019c) Spiders of Cyprus (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from Cyprus. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 34, Suppl. 1: 1-173
Calatayud-Mascarell A, Domènech M, Selfa J, Arnedo M A (2024) The arachnofauna of the Valencian coastal dunes (eastern Iberian Peninsula): checklist and new records for Spain and Europe. Arachnology 19: 955-961
El-Hennawy H K (2017a) A list of Egyptian spiders (revised in 2017). Serket 15: 167-183
Elkrew H, Hamza A, Ghana S, Shaibi T, Swehli A I, Elmareme H, Ahmad A (2024) Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Libya. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 22: 19346-19369
Kunt K B, Kaya R S, Özkütük R S, Danişman T, Yağmur E A, Elverici M (2012) Additional notes on the spider fauna of Turkey (Araneae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 36: 637-651
Levy G (1986) Spiders of the genera Siwa, Larinia, Lipocrea and Drexelia (Araneae: Araneidae) from Israel. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 7: 1-10
WSC (2025) World Spider Catalog. Version 26. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (28.2.2025) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 18-12-2024 | Distribution update | Detail |
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