Zelotes erythrocephalus (Lucas, 1846)
Description
Male
Prosoma orange brown, slightly infuscated anteriorly and laterally, femora and often patellae of legs olivaceous black. Posterior median eyes less than 1 diameters apart. Chelicerae with 2 teeth on promargin. Prosoma length: 1.8 mm.
Body length male: 3.6-7.1 mmFemale
Clypeus equal to or less than diameter of anterior lateral eye. Vulva with anterior dark crescent. Chelicerae with 3 teeth on promargin. Prosoma length: 2.0 mm.
Body length female: 4.6-7.6 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Chatzaki et al. 2003)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Chatzaki et al. 2003)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Denis 1937b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Denis 1937b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2024c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2024c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Barrientos et al. 2024c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Barrientos et al. 2024c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventro-prolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventro-retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Bulbus, dorsal view
(Chatzaki et al. 2003)
Bulbus, apical view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Bulbus, dorso-retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Embolus
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Palpal tibia, lateral view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Pedicel, ventral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Posterior eye row, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 2011a)
Epigyne
(Chatzaki et al. 2003)
Epigyne
(Marinaro 1968)
Epigyne
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Epigyne
(Ouakri et al. 2026)
Vulva
(Chatzaki et al. 2003)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Vulva, ventral view
(Zamani et al. 2025a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Ouakri et al. 2026)
Distribution List
References
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