Pardosa lugubris (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Cymbium dorsally strongly convex in lateral view, sporadically with dark bristles, proximal part dark, distally brownish. Tip short and with robust claw. Epigyne anchor-shaped. Prosoma reddish brown, white haired, lateral longitudinal bands narrow. Median longitudinal band ± parallel-sided. Prosoma length: 2.3-3.4 mm. Femur and tibia with distinct annulations. Opisthosoma red-brown, with yellow-red pattern. Spinnerets dark brown to black.
Body length male: 4.6-5 mmBody length female: 4.8-8 mm
Additional information
In open areas and in forests up to subalpine region, one of the most frequent Pardosa-species in Europe.
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Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Töpfer-Hofmann et al. 2000)
Pedipalp
(Töpfer-Hofmann et al. 2000)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Töpfer-Hofmann et al. 2000)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Töpfer-Hofmann et al. 2000)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp
(Wiebes 1959)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus
(Aakra et al. 2016)
Tip of embolus
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tegular apophysis
(Kronestedt 1999a)
Cymbium, ventral view
(Kronestedt 1999a)
Palpal patella
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Spinnerets, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Epigyne
(Wiebes 1959)
Epigyne/vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva
(Roberts 1998)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Sternum
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Spinnerets, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Spinnerets, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Spinnerets, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Femur
(Kronestedt 1999a)
References
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Blagoev G, Deltshev C, Lazarov S, Naumova M (2018) The spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria. Version: August 2018. National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Online at http://www.nmnhs.com/spiders-bulgaria/ (accessed on 10.9.2018)
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147 
Cera I (2018) The checklist of Latvian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Environmental and Experimental Biology 16: 139-152
Chiarle A, Kronestedt T, Isaia M (2013) Courtship behavior in European species of the genus Pardosa (Araneae: Lycosidae). J Arachnol 41: 108-125
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S (2019) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2018 [last updated 1 January 2019], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Fuhn I E, Niculescu-Burlacu (1971) Fam. Lycosidae. Fauna Republicii Socialiste Romania (Arachnida) 5 (3): 1-253
Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org
Kostanjšek R, Kuntner M (2015) Araneae Sloveniae: a national spider species checklist. ZooKeys 474: 1-91
Kronestedt T (1999a) A new species in the Pardosa lugubris group from Central Europe (Arachnida, Araneae, Lycosidae). Spixiana 22: 1-11
Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
Otto S (2017) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 08.2017. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
Pantini P, Isaia M (2018) Checklist of the Italian spiders (version June 2018). online at http://www.museoscienzebergamo.it/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=96&Itemid=94
Polchaninova N, Prokopenko E (2019) An updated checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Left-Bank Ukraine. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 57: 60-64 & App
Roberts M J (1998) Spinnengids. Tirion Natuur Baarn, Netherlands
Tongiorgi P (1966a) Italian Wolf spiders of the genus Pardosa (Araneae: Lycosidae). Bulletin Museum Comparative Zoology 134: 275-334
Töpfer-Hofmann G, Cordes D, von Helversen O (2000) Cryptic species and behavioural isolation in the Pardosa lugubris group (Araneae, Lycosidae), with description of two new species. Bull Br Arachnol Soc 11 (7): 257-274
Wiebes J T (1959) The Lycosidae and Pisauridae (Araneae) of the Netherlands. Zool Verh 42: 1-78
World Spider Catalog (2019) World Spider Catalog, version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.01.2019) doi: 10.24436/2
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