Dictyna major Menge, 1869
Description
Dorsal tibial apophysis thick and knee-shaped. Epigyne with wavy posterior margin, anterior margin not marked. Prosoma dark brown to almost black. Sternum lighter brown. Chelicerae lighter brown. Legs reddish brown, with vague darker rings. Opisthosoma grey-yellow to brown, dorsally with broad, bright band in heart region, posteriorly dark chevrons flanked by dark longitudinal stripes.
Body length male: 3.2-4 mmBody length female: 3.2-4 mm
Additional information
on low plants, more rarely on bushes
Frequency: Rarely found
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1953)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Tibial apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1953)
Vulva
(Loksa 1969)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1953)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Vulva
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Loksa 1969)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Habitus
(Tyschchenko 1971)
Distribution List
References
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Loksa I (1969) Pokok I-Araneae I. Fauna Hungariae 97: 1-133
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Tyschchenko V P (1971) Opredelitel' paukov evropejskoj casti SSSR. Leningrad, 281 pp.
Wiehle H (1953) Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea (Araneae), IX. Orthognatha-Cribellata-Haplogynae, Entelegynae (Pholcidae, Zodariidae, Oxyopidae, Mimetidae, Nesticidae). Die Tierwelt Deutschlands 42: 1-150
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