Prosoma 1.1 mm long. Colouration as in female. Opisthosoma: ventral side anteriorly bulging.
Body length male: 2.3-2.5 mmProsoma yellowish, with a median longitudinal blackish stripe. Prosoma 1.2 mm long. Legs yellowish with dark marks near articulations. Opisthosoma dorsally yellowish with white and black marks, ventrally with a median black blotch, and 2 lateral black spots near spinnerets.
Body length female: 2.2-3.8 mmJan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
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