Prosoma yellowish-brown, bright, with unpaired bristle posterior to anterior median eyes. Sternum light yellow. Legs light yellow, uniformly provided with long bristles. Tarsus IV with serrated bristles. Opisthosoma light grey, covered with long, fine hairs.
Body length male: 2.2-3.5 mmcosmopolitan species of tropics and subtropics, occasionally in greenhouses
In Europe found in buildings, also troglophile species (Mammola et al. 2018)
This species of North American origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and did establish.
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