Arctosa lutetiana (Simon, 1876)
Description
Male
Prosoma olive-brown, laterally with 3-4 spots, median band bright, vaguely star-shaped. Prosoma length male: 3.1-3.2 mm. Legs red-brown, coxa yellowish. Femur yellowish. Opisthosoma yellow-greenish with scattered black hairs, distinct cardiac mark, white haired, 4-5 bright, triangular spots posteriorly, laterally 2 yellow spots.
Body length male: 6.0-9.0 mmFemale
Prosoma length female: 3.4-3.7 mm.
Body length female: 6.5-9.4 mmAdditional information
In warm habitats, up to 600 m
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1967)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Buchar & Zdárek 1960)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1967)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1972)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiebes 1959)
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolic division
(Buchar & Thaler 1995a)
Prosoma
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Leg I
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Leg IV
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Leg IV
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibia I
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Buchar & Zdárek 1960)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1967)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Wiebes 1959)
Epigyne
(Uyar & Dolejš 2017)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1967)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Loksa 1972)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1967)
Eyes, frontal view
(Wiehle 1967)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Wiehle 1967)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Wiehle 1967)
Tibia
(Loksa 1972)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1967)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Wiebes 1959)
Habitus
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Habitus
(Lugetti & Tongiorgi 1965)
Distribution List
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