Micaria rossica Thorell, 1875
Description
Male palp with 1 or 2 small, hump-shaped tibial apophyses. Retinaculum absent. Cymbium with 3 bristles. Embolus very thick. Epigyne medially with variable longitudinal bar. Femur I and II distally with 2 bristles.
Body length male: 4 mmBody length female: 3.9-5.3 mm
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Pedipalp
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Pedipalp
(Pesarini 2000)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Tuneva 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Tuneva 2007)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Tip of bulbus, ventro-retrolateral view
(Tuneva 2007)
Tip of cymbium, ventral view
(Tuneva 2007)
Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Tuneva 2007)
Epigyne
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Epigyne
(Pesarini 2000)
Epigyne
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Epigyne
(Zamani et al. 2020c)
Epigyne
(Tuneva 2007)
Epigyne
(Tuneva 2007)
Epigyne
(Tuneva 2007)
Vulva
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Vulva
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Tuneva 2007)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Vulva, ventral view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Vulva, ventral view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Vulva, ventral view
(Liu & Zhang 2025)
Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Tuneva 2007)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Tuneva 2007)
Distribution List
References
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