Scotophaeus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
Tibial apophysis ± uniformly tapering off towards the tip. Epigyne with roundish epigynal groove, slightly wider than long. Prosoma light brown to dark red-brown. Opisthosoma light brown to dark red-brown.
Body length male: 7.5-9.4 mmBody length female: 9.2-16.1 mm
Additional information
Mainly in buildings, caves, rarely in natural habitats under bark.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Braendegaard 1966)
Pedipalp (courtesy of the AMNH), ventral view
(Platnick & Shadab 1977)
Pedipalp (courtesy of the AMNH)
(Platnick & Shadab 1977)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Braendegaard 1966)
Epigyne (courtesy of the AMNH)
(Platnick & Shadab 1977)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Vulva (courtesy of the AMNH)
(Platnick & Shadab 1977)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Tullgren 1946)
References
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Braendegaard J (1966) Edderkopper: Eller Spindlere I Danmarks Fauna 72: 1-224
Cera I (2018) The checklist of Latvian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Environmental and Experimental Biology 16: 139-152
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Otto S (2017) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 08.2017. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
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Platnick N I, Shadab M U (1977) A revision of the spider genera Herpyllus and Scotophaeus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in North America. Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 159: 1-44
Roberts M J (1995) Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins Field Guide Bath
Tullgren A (1946) Svensk spindelfauna. 3. Egentiliga spinddlar. Araneae Fam 5-7. Clubionidae, Zoridae och Gnaphosidae. pl. I - XXI Stockholm (Entomol Fören): 1-141
World Spider Catalog (2019) World Spider Catalog, version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.01.2019) doi: 10.24436/2