Pardosa blanda (C. L. Koch, 1833)
Description
Palp male: femur and tibia white haired. Septum of epigyne longer than wide. Prosoma dark brown, with slender median longitudinal band, white haired, lateral longitudinal bands yellow (interrupted 2-3 times in female), as wide as median band, separated from prosomal margin by slender brown band. Prosoma length female 2.9-3.4 mm, prosoma length male 2.6-3.1 mm. Legs dark. Femur sometimes with brown spots dorsally. Tarsus and metatarsus annulated. Opisthosoma black with reddish pattern.
Body length male: 5.5 mmBody length female: 7.0 mm
Additional information
In meadows and open, sunny places, in the mountains between 1000 and 3000 m.
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Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Leg I, prolateral view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Epigyne
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Epigyne
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Epigyne
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Epigyne, dorsal view
(Naumova & Deltshev 2023)
Habitus
(Tongiorgi 1966a)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
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