Callilepis nocturna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
Epigyne with continuous anterior margin. Prosoma red-brown or dark brown to black-brown. Opisthosoma grey-brown with 5 bright spots.
Body length male: 2.8-4.7 mmBody length female: 3.8-5.9 mm
Additional information
In dry and sunny, often vegetation free localities, up to 2200 m in the mountains. Specialized ant predator, they jump on prey and paralyze it by a bite in the base of the antenna, active during the day with maximum of activity a.m., walking behaviour similar to ants. Sac-like retreats under stones, wood etc.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiehle 1967)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Platnick 1975)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1967)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne
(Platnick 1975)
Vulva
(Miller 1947)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1967)
Vulva
(Homann unpubl.)
Vulva
(Homann unpubl.)
Vulva
(Platnick 1975)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
References
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Homann H (unpubl.)
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