Orchestina pavesii (Simon, 1873)
Description
Male
Palp: tibia strongly bulbous, bulb small, spherical, embolus cylindrical, sinuous. Body pale coloured. Femur IV strikingly broadened. Other characters as in female.
Body length male: 0.9-1.0 mmFemale
Spermatheca: 2 small circles, situated at the ends of a transverse band. Eyes ringed with black, median eyes oval or almost square. Labium almost as wide as long. Opisthosoma whitish.
Body length female: 1.0-1.2 mmAdditional information
Under stones in dry meaows, among litter.
Mediterranean species, a single northern location in a building in Nitra, Slovakia.
Some of the figures are misidentified (Marusik, in litt.)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Pekár & Gajdoš 2001)
Pedipalp
(Melic 1994)
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1967a)
Pedipalp, lateral view
(Saaristo & Marusik 2004b)
Embolus
(Pekár & Gajdoš 2001)
Habitus
(Melic 1994)
Epigyne
(Melic 1994)
Epigyne
(Saaristo & Marusik 2004b)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Pekár & Gajdoš 2001)
Distribution List
References
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