Male palp with median apophysis ± as long as wide, with irregular and large teeth. Conductor rectangularly bent distally. Prosoma unicoloured silver-grey or yellowish. Sternum yellowish-brown, bright medially. Legs yellow, with narrow brown annulations. Opisthosoma uniformly yellowish, darker ventrally, not lobed laterally.
Body length male: 5.2-7.5 mmProsoma shiny silver. Opisthosoma unicoloured silver-grey, ventrally darker, lobed laterally. In the area of the lobes sometimes with brownish contrasting colouration. Legs yellowish-brown and black annulated.
Body length female: 16.8-25.5 mmon grass only in very warm places
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