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)
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Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
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Tongiorgi P (1966a) Italian Wolf spiders of the genus Pardosa (Araneae: Lycosidae). Bulletin Museum Comparative Zoology 134: 275-334
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World Spider Catalog (2019) World Spider Catalog, version 20.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.09.2019) doi: 10.24436/2
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