Euophrys rufibarbis (Simon, 1868)
Description
Male
Prosoma dorsally light orange, cephalic part black, sloping sides darker at the margin. Reversed Y-shaped light band going from fovea posteriad. Opisthosoma with white hairs, dorsally light with dark chevron pattern, ventrally darker.
Body length male: 3.4-4.4 mmFemale
Prosoma dorsally orange-brown with dark brown head plate and black eye region. Opisthosoma dorsally dark brown with lines of yellow dots, two white transversal bands in anterior third, posteriorly with 4 ventrad oriented spots of white spatulate hairs and median double longitudinal bands.
Body length female: 3.7-4.9 mmAdditional information
Fig. of Hansen sub E. terrestris (after Lissner 2016c)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Metzner 1999)
Habitus
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne/vulva
(Hansen 1986)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Metzner 1999)
Distribution List
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