Pardosa monticola (Clerck, 1757)
Description
Male palp with small and slender terminal apophysis. Epigyne with ± parallel margins of septum, or slightly broadened posteriorly. Septum longer than wide. Prosoma with bright, continuous lateral stripes. Prosoma length: 2.3-2.7 mm. Legs light brown, dorsally spotted, ± annulated (mainly tibia and metatarsus III-IV). Opisthosoma brown with striking, reddish arrow-shaped stripe, yellowish reddish spots and black points posteriorly.
Body length male: 4-5 mmBody length female: 5-7 mm
Additional information
In dry and humid habitats, up to 2000 m. Frequent.
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Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1972)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiebes 1959)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Pedipalp
(Loksa 1972)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Morka unpubl.)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Morka unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Terminal apophysis, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Terminal apophysis, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Morka 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
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Morka unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Vulva
(Locket et al. 1974)
Vulva
(Locket et al. 1974)
Vulva, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Morka unpubl.)
Prosoma
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Prosoma, frontal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Morka unpubl.)
Tibia and metatarsus I
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Spinnerets, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Habitus
(Loksa 1972)
Habitus
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Habitus
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Prosoma
(Wiebes 1959)
References
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Bayram A, Kunt K B, Danişman T (2017) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2017 [last updated 11 January 2017], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
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)
Chiarle A, Kronestedt T, Isaia M (2013) Courtship behavior in European species of the genus Pardosa (Araneae: Lycosidae). J Arachnol 41: 108-125
Fuhn I E, Niculescu-Burlacu (1971) Fam. Lycosidae. Fauna Republicii Socialiste Romania (Arachnida) 5 (3): 1-253
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Locket G H, Millidge A F (1951) British Spiders 1. Ray Soc London
Locket G H, Millidge A F, Merrett P (1974) British Spiders 3. Ray Soc London
Loksa I (1972) Pokok II-Araneae II. Fauna Hungariae 109: 3.1-3.112
Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
Morka G 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.
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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
Van Keer J, Van Keer K, De Koninck H, Ramel G (2010) The arachnofauna (Araneae) of wetland Kerkini (Macedonia-Northern Central Greece). Act zool Bulg 62: 141-160
Wiebes J T (1959) The Lycosidae and Pisauridae (Araneae) of the Netherlands. Zool Verh 42: 1-78
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
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