Conductor small. Epigyne with slender septum. Body colour very variable from whitish yellow via brown (with pattern then) to almost black with blurred pattern. Prosoma and sternum fine wrinkled. Legs unicoloured.
Body length male: 5.0-10.0 mmIn Central Europe always in buildings, in Southern Europe in basements and caves.
This species can bite humans. A bite may cause prolonged pain and systemic effects similar to Latrodectus bites, but are on average less severe (Nentwig et al., 2013).
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"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.
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