Neottiura herbigrada (Simon, 1873)
Description
Male
Palp dark. Femur and patella swollen. Cymbium comparatively small. Prosoma median elevation on posterior margin, anterior median eyes smaller than other eyes. Prosoma 1.2-1.3 mm long. Prosoma and sternum uniform reddish brown. Femur with many dark spots. Male: rugose, ventrally with haired warts. Sternum and legs as in female. Opisthosoma with stridulatory ring forming 2 lobes. Opisthosoma dorsally brown with black and white patches, ventrally as in female.
Body length male: 2.3-3.1 mmFemale
Palp female: annulated. Prosoma light to dark brown, with reticulate pattern. Prosoma 0.8-1 mm long. Sternum light to dark brown. Legs light yellow, with dark patches and stripes. Opisthosoma posteriorly with a small tubercle, dorsally whitish, with 2 lateral series of 3 or 4 black spots and a single median spot posteriorly, ventrally dark, pattern as in N. curvimana.
Body length female: 2.0-2.7 mmAdditional information
In olive grove, among dry grass or under stones, on chestnut tree or in Eucalyptus forest. Egg sac globular, 2 mm in diameter, white, with about 30 eggs.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Knoflach 1999)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach 1999)
Pedipalp
(Pesarini 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne 2021a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Cymbium
(Knoflach 1999)
Sternum
(Knoflach 1999)
Epigyne
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Epigyne
(Marusik et al. 2009c)
Epigyne
(Marusik et al. 2009c)
Vulva
(Knoflach 1999)
Vulva
(Knoflach 1999)
Distribution List
References
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