Neaetha membrosa (Simon, 1868)
Description
Prosoma dorsally orange to dark brown with light orange scale hairs, laterally with white hairs and black margin. Eyes black margined, haired light orange. Sternum dark brown, brighter medially, with long white hairs. Opisthosoma dorsally black with beige spots and chevrons.
Body length male: 3-3.7 mmBody length female: 4.3-4.65 mm
Additional information
On gravel banks, on beaches, in dry meadows.
Note: After Logunov (2015) and Lecigne (2016) the female of N. membrosa shown by Metzner (1999) is a misidentified N. absheronica. The male shown by Metzner (1999) sub N. membrosa could also belong to N. absheronica (needs to be verified).
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Noflatscher 1993)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov 1996c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Logunov 1996c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov 1996c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Logunov 1996c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Schäfer & Klimsa 2017)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Schäfer & Klimsa 2017)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov 1996c)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov 1996c)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Logunov 1996c)
Spermatheca, ventral view
(Logunov 1996c)
References
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Hänggi A, Stäubli A, Heer X, Trivellone V, Pollini Paltrinieri L, Moretti M (2014) Eleven new spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) for Switzerland discovered in vineyards in Ticino - What are possible reasons? Mitt schweiz Ent Ges 87: 215-228
Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org
Lecigne S (2016c) Contribution à la connaissance de l'aranéofaune (Araneae) de Crète (Grèce) et description de la femelle inconnue de Neaetha absheronica Logunov & Guseinov, 2002 (Salticidae). Nieuwsbr Belg Arachnol Ver 30(3): 95-118
Logunov D V (1996c) Taxonomic remarks on the genera Neaetha Simon, 1884 and Cembalea Wesolowska, 1993 (Araneae: Salticidae). Genus 7: 515-532
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Metzner H (1999) Die Springspinnen (Araneae, Salticidae) Griechenlands. Andrias 14: 1-279
Noflatscher M-T (1993) Beiträge zur Spinnenfauna Südtirols - IV: Epigäische Spinnen am Vinschgauer Sonnenberg. Ber Nat - Med Ver Innsbruck 80: 273-294
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Pfliegler W A, Schönhofer A, Niedbała W, Vella P, Sciberras A, Vella A (2017) New records of mites (Acari) and harvestmen (Opiliones) from Malta with a preliminary checklist of Maltese Arachnida. Soil Organisms 89: 85-110
Schäfer M, Klimsa E (2017) Ein Beitrag zur Springspinnenfauna Spaniens mit drei Erstnachweisen für die Balearen (Araneae, Salticidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 53: 62-66
Vrenozi B, Jäger P (2012) A faunistic study on ground-dwelling spiders (Araneae) in the Tirana district, Albania. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 44: 81-87
World Spider Catalog (2018) World Spider Catalog, version 19.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (15.07.2018) doi: 10.24436/2