Anguliphantes monticola (Kulczyński, 1881)
Description
Male palp with 3-5 robust teeth on end of lamella. Bristle on palpal patella on roundish tubercle. Prosoma yellow-brown, margin dark. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma grey.
Body length male: 1.8-2.2 mmBody length female: 1.8-2.2 mm
Additional information
subalpine mountain forests, alpine grass heathland and raised bogs, up to 3000 m
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Wiehle 1956)
Lamella characteristica
(Thaler 1993)
Patella and tibia
(Thaler 1993)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1956)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Rozwałka et al. 2010)
Epigyne
(İnan & Türkeş 2025)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1956)
Vulva, dorsal view
(İnan & Türkeş 2025)
Vulva, ventral view
(İnan & Türkeş 2025)
Distribution List
References
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