Zelotes aeneus (Simon, 1878)
Description
Male palp with very long and thin keel-tip, reaching margin of cymbium. Epigyne only slightly sclerotised, mainly in posterior area. Anterior margin reduced to 2 small semi-circles. Prosoma light brown to dark red-brown. Legs slightly brighter than body colour. Femur I with bright spot. Opisthosoma light brown to dark red-brown, with dark brown scuticula.
Body length male: 4.7-7.4 mmBody length female: 5.3-7.3 mm
Additional information
In rocky and steppe heathland
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Miller & Svatoň 1978)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Di Franco 2002)
Pedipalp
(Di Franco 2002)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Crespo et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Crespo et al. 2009b)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Epigyne
(Miller 1967)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Di Franco 2002)
Epigyne
(Crespo et al. 2009b)
Vulva
(Miller 1967)
Vulva
(Miller & Svatoň 1978)
Vulva
(Di Franco 2002)
Distribution List
References
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Di Franco F (2002) New data on four little-known species of the genus Zelotes Gistel, 1848 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 196-200
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