Uroctea limbata (C. L. Koch, 1843)
Description
Male
Prosoma dark brown, black marmoration, almost round in dorsal view. Fovea triangular. Sternum heart-shaped, red-brown, marbled with black-brown, with dense bristles. Chelicerae lacking teeth. Legs red-brown. Opisthosoma egg-shaped, black-brown, with yellow-white circle design, protruding far over Prosoma, obstructing the view to the fovea. Prosoma length: 2.5 mm, prosoma width: 3.0 mm.
Female
As in males. Opisthosoma with less visible circle design. Epigyne: posterior margin narrow, bent elevation enclosing an oval depression. Prosoma length: 2.2-2.8 mm, prosoma width: 2.5-3.5 mm.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roewer 1960b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Roewer 1960b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Kim & Namkung 1992)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kim & Namkung 1992)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Kritscher 1966b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kritscher 1966b)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Kim & Namkung 1992)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Roewer 1960b)
Epigyne
(Kritscher 1966b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Kim & Namkung 1992)
Distribution List
References
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