Mysmena leucoplagiata (Simon, 1880)
Description
Male
Prosoma olive-brown, 0.36 mm long. Sternum unpigmented. Clypeus high, concave. Legs darkly annulated, coxae unpigmented. Metatarsus I: with thorn. Opisthosoma oblique oval, markedly higher than long, but without tubercle.
Body length male: 0.8 mmFemale
Epigyne with long scapus. Prosoma 0.4 mm long. Sternum a little longer than wide. Eyes: AME one diameter apart, almost contiguous to ALE, PME scarcely closer to each other than to PLE. Clypeus concave. Chelicerae: anterior margin with 3 teeth, posterior margin with one tooth. Opisthosoma brown, dorsally with 3 pairs of white blotches, lighter below and behind.
Body length female: 1.2 mmAdditional information
In dry litter, between branches, under stones, in oak, chestnut and pine forests. This species builds a small orb web.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kraus 1967a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1973)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1980d)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Kraus 1967a)
Leg I, prolateral view
(Wunderlich 1980d)
Habitus, lateral view
(Kraus 1967a)
Habitus, lateral view
(Loksa 1973)
Epigyne/vulva
(Kraus 1967a)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1980d)
Habitus
(Loksa 1973)
Leg I
(Kraus 1967a)
Leg I
(Loksa 1973)
Distribution List
References
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