Aculepeira armida (Audouin, 1826)
Description
Male
Prosoma brown. The elongated, reddish brown and sometimes almost black opisthosoma bears broad longitudinal yellowish band-like markings, which are cut by a lateral aphophysis and dispersed marks and spots. The venter bears an always well-visible longitudinal dark median mark. Coxa II basis with a thick ventral tooth or tubercle. Anterior and posterior parts of the oval opisthosoma narrowed. Venter entirely black, with weakly visible yellow sprinkles.
Body length male: 6.8-7.2 mmFemale
As in male. Venter behind epigastric furrow entirely black or with only a small yellow mark.
Body length female: 11.6-18.3 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Levi 1977b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levi 1977b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Brignoli 1968d)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Brignoli 1968d)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Iorio & Herbrecht 2016)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Iorio & Herbrecht 2016)
Pedipalp, anterior view
(Taberlet unpubl.)
Pedipalp, posterior view
(Taberlet unpubl.)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Taberlet unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Taberlet unpubl.)
Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)
Tibia II, dorsal view
(Levi 1977b)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Levi 1977b)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Levi 1977b)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Levi 1977b)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Iorio & Herbrecht 2016)
Epigyne
(Iorio & Herbrecht 2016)
Epigyne, lateral view
(Pintilioaie & Urák 2022b)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Pintilioaie & Urák 2022b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Pintilioaie & Urák 2022b)
Epigyne, scapus removed, ventral view
(Levi 1977b)
Epigyne, scapus removed
(Brignoli 1968d)
Epigyne, scapus removed
(Taberlet unpubl.)
Epigyne, scapus removed
(Taberlet unpubl.)
Vulva, posterior view
(Levi 1977b)
Vulva
(Taberlet unpubl.)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Levi 1977b)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Pintilioaie & Urák 2022b)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Levi 1977b)
Distribution List
"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.
References
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Taberlet J-P (unpubl.)
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