Microdipoena jobi (Kraus, 1967)
Description
Embolus thick, distally complex. Epigyne with short scapus. Prosoma olive-brown to brown-black, margin and eye region darker. Male: with angularly descending dorsal line. Legs olive-brown to brown-black, with dark annulations. Tibia I male: with 2 robust spines. Metatarsus I male: with thorn. Opisthosoma black-grey with white spots.
Body length male: 0.8 mmBody length female: 1.0 mm
Additional information
Thermophilic; in dry leaf litter of an open oak forest (Chios, Greece). This species builds a small orb web.
Frequency: Very rarely found
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kraus 1967b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Thaler & Noflatscher 1990)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Kraus 1967b)
Leg I, prolateral view
(Wunderlich 1980a)
Habitus, lateral view
(Kraus 1967b)
Habitus, lateral view
(Wunderlich 1980a)
Epigyne/vulva
(Kraus 1967b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1980a)
Leg I
(Kraus 1967b)
Leg I
(Thaler & Noflatscher 1990)
Distribution List
References
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