Thomisus onustus Walckenaer, 1805
Description
Prosoma female: pink, shiny yellow or white, sometimes with brighter median stripe. Male: matt yellow to yellow-green. Opisthosoma in both sexes ± triangular. Female: pink, shiny yellow or white. Male: matt yellow to yellow-green.
Body length male: 2-3.6 mmBody length female: 7-10 mm
Additional information
Change of colour possible within several days in order to adjust to the background, on blossoms, mostly in heath, captures blossom visitors (bees, butterflies, hover flies). In Central Europe only in warm localities
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 1973)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 1973)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Levy 1973)
Epigyne
(Crespo et al. 2009a)
Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Levy 1973)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Habitus
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Habitus
(Azheganova 1968)
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