Mecopisthes silus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873)
Description
Male palp with dagger-shaped supporting lamella pointing basally. Embolus long and twisted. Prosoma brown, middle part, radial stripes and margin darker. Male: saddle-like indented. Opisthosoma almost black.
Body length male: 1.4-1.5 mmBody length female: 1.4-1.5 mm
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Miller 1966)
Part of embolus
(Millidge 1978)
Tibial apophysis
(Wiehle 1960a)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Miller 1966)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Millidge 1978)
Epigyne
(Millidge 1978)
Vulva
(Miller 1966)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
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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