Thanatus oblongiusculus (Lucas, 1846)
Description
Male
Palp: tegular apophysis swollen membranous (arrow). Prosoma yellow, with sparse small dark spots, prosoma length: 1.50 mm, prosoma width: 1.43 mm. Sternum yellow. Legs yellow, with small dark spots. Opisthosoma white, dorsum anteriorly with a grey lanceolate spot and numerous dark spots.
Female
Prosoma length: 2.15 mm, prosoma width: 2.13 mm. Colouration as in males.
Body length female: 8.1 mmAdditional information
In Switzerland in steppe meadows, 500-600 m, ranging to south side of Alps in the north
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Maurer & Walter 1984)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Noflatscher 1993)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Simon 1932)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Bulbus, apical view
(Logunov 1996b)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Epigyne
(Kulczyński 1899)
Epigyne
(Maurer & Walter 1984)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Esyunin & Efimik 1995)
Vulva
(Maurer & Walter 1984)
Vulva
(Logunov 1996b)
Distribution List
References
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