Scotina gracilipes (Blackwall, 1859)
Description
Tibial apophysis large and broad. Embolus small. Epigyne with parallel cuticular bars medially. Prosoma brown, with vague black pattern. Legs black, coxa light yellow. Femur light yellow. Opisthosoma olive-black with reddish brown to light brown or yellow spots.
Body length male: 2.4-3.2 mmBody length female: 3.2-3.8 mm
Additional information
In dry meadows, heathland, in forests and moors, in litter and moss
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Grimm 1986)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Grimm 1986)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Grimm 1986)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Femur I, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibia I, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Metatarsus I, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1986)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1986)
Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Grimm 1986)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Chelicerae and eyes, frontal view
(Almquist 2007)
Tibia and metatarsus I, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Tullgren 1946)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Brændegaard 1966)
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
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