Filistata insidiatrix (Forsskål, 1775)
Description
Male
Male palp very long and slender. Tibia at least 4 times as long as bulb. Large, brown to dark brown species.
Body length male: 7-9 mmFemale
Females: no epigynal structures visible from outside. Prosoma light brown, with thin dark borderline, cephalic part with triangular brown patch. Body with light pubescence. Legs brown, with blotches on femur. Opisthosoma uniform light brown.
Body length female: 9-14 mmAdditional information
In cork oak forests, scrubland, dry-stone walls, under stones, in crevices or in entrances of caves, Mediterranean area, ranging to South Tyrol in the north. Build irregular webs with retreat tube.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1982)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Crespo et al. 2009a)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1982)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1982)
Vulva
(Zonstein et al. 2018b)
Calamistrum
(Brignoli 1982)
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