Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum (Simon, 1873)
Description
Palp male: with long, bent tibia. Epigyne very small, black, bipartite. Pattern regarding width of marginal band on prosoma and sternum, spots on opisthosoma and rings very variable, whole animal sometimes citreous or white. Prosoma yellowish, and sternum yellowish white with fine, dark margin. Chelicerae yellowish. Legs whitish, yellow, annulated with black. Opisthosoma completely white or yellowish with large black spots.
Body length male: 3-3.5 mmBody length female: 3-4.1 mm
Additional information
In very warm places on shrubs and shrubbery
Frequency: frequent in some places
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1937)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1937)
Pedipalp
(Jäger et al. 2000)
Pedipalp
(Pesarini unpubl.)
Tip of embolus
(Jäger et al. 2000)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1937)
Epigyne
(Pesarini unpubl.)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1937)
Vulva
(Jäger et al. 2000)
Habitus
(Wiehle 1937)
Habitus
(Wiehle 1937)
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