Xerolycosa miniata (C. L. Koch, 1834)
Description
Male palp with apophysis distinctly longer than wide at its base. Epigynal grooves longer than wide. Prosoma brown, with bright median stripe, its margin indented. Sternum dark brown. Legs unicoloured, almost black. Opisthosoma dark brown, slightly darker spot in heart region.
Body length male: 4.7-5.5 mmBody length female: 5-7.6 mm
Additional information
On sunny sandy plains with short grass, not in woodland and in the mountains
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Loksa 1972)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wiebes 1959)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Pedipalp
(Dahl 1937)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Bulbus, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Median apophysis, retrolateral view
(Wiebes 1959)
Tegular apophysis
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Wiebes 1959)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1972)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Dahl 1937)
Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)
Vulva
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
Vulva
(Jäger 1995a)
Vulva
(Loksa 1972)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Sternum
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tarsus
(Loksa 1972)
Habitus
(Dahl 1937)
Habitus
(Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu 1971)
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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