Dysdera longirostris Doblika, 1853
Description
Male
Bulb 1 mm long. Prosoma 3.4 mm long. Prosoma red-brown, dark, wrinkled. Chelicerae longer than width of head region. Opisthosoma with darkened region around epigastric furrow.
Body length male: 5-9 mmFemale
Prosoma dark brown, covered with fine grains, with a longitudinal furrow. Prosoma 3.1 mm long. Eyes: PME slightly smaller than PLE, anteriors at least one diameter apart. Chelicerae very long, with 3 teeth. Legs: posterior tibia with 3 to 5 spines, posterior metatarsus with 8 or more spines.
Body length female: 5-9 mmAdditional information
In coniferous or deciduous forests, shrubs, semi-dry grasslands, under stones or in litter.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Bulbus
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Tip of bulbus, lateral view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)
Embolic division
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Vulva
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)
Vulva
(Loksa 1969)
Vulva, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
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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