Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Male palp with small median apophysis. Epigyne with scapus that completely overlaps lateral parts. Prosoma dark brown. Sternum dark brown. Legs light brown, darkly annulated. Opisthosoma very variably in colour, light brown or greenish grey, folium grey-green, sometimes with white margin, rarely red-brown with vague folium. Anteriorly with dorsal tubercles directed upwards.
Body length male: 5.5-6 mmBody length female: 7-8 mm
Additional information
On trees and bushes, mostly in warm regions of the plain, presumably not rare, but difficult to detect (Rückl 2018).
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1931)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, expanded
(Breitling 2020)
Median apophysis
(Lissner & Bosmans 2016)
Median apophysis
(Breitling 2020)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1931)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Habitus
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Distribution List
References
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