Tmeticus affinis (Blackwall, 1855)
Description
Male palp with long patella and tibia. Patellar apophysis tooth-shaped. Tibial apophysis with 2 claw-shaped teeth. Embolus short. Prosoma brown to red-brown. Legs yellow-orange to red-orange. Opisthosoma black.
Body length male: 2.5-2.7 mmBody length female: 2.5-3.0 mm
Additional information
prefers humid conditions, in open localities. Striking similarity to Donacochara speciosa, compare body length, cheliceral teeth and dorsal bristles of tibia IV
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Marusik & Koponen 2010)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Marusik & Koponen 2010)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp with tibia, patella and femur, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus
(Wiehle 1960a)
Palpal tibia
(Marusik & Koponen 2010)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Marusik & Koponen 2010)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibia and metatarsus IV
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
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Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
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