Hahnia helveola Simon, 1875
Description
Male palp with slender patellar apophysis, distally hook-like bent. Cymbium longish oval. Tibial apophysis strongly bent, sickle-shaped, its end reaching approximately the middle of tibia. Epigyne with X-shaped entrance ducts shining through. Prosoma yellow-brown, with distinct spot in foveal region. Metatarsus III and IV distally with several spines. Opisthosoma pale yellow with dark chevrons.
Body length male: 2.2-2.5 mmBody length female: 2.4-3.0 mm
Additional information
In forests, bogs, heathland and coastal habitats.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Harm 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2017)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2017)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis
(Loksa 1969)
Tibial apophysis
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Leg IV, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Patella and tibia
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Dahl 1937)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Harm 1966)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Kovblyuk et al. 2017)
Vulva
(Dahl 1937)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Vulva
(Harm 1966)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Kovblyuk et al. 2017)
Leg IV, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibia IV, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Distribution List
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