Neottiura suaveolens (Simon, 1880)
Description
Male
Cymbium strongly bent and swollen. Bulbus comparatively small. Femur light yellow. Prosoma 0.9-1.3 mm long. Prosoma and sternum dark brown. Eyes approximately equal in size. Legs as in female, tibia I and II dark apically. Opisthosoma posteriorly with a tubercle, dorsally dark brown, with 2 or 3 series of white spots, and a single median spot posteriorly, ventrally as in female.
Body length male: 2.1-2.9 mmFemale
Palp: dark brown, only tarsi brighter. Prosoma 0.9-1 mm long. Prosoma and sternum dark brown. Legs light yellow, coxa darker, femur with a ventral dark stripe. Opisthosoma posteriorly with a tubercle, dorsally whitish, reticulated, with 2 lateral series of dark spots and a single median spot posteriorly, ventrally as in N. curvimana.
Body length female: 2.2-2.3 mmAdditional information
In warm, dry meadows and in litter layer of warm habitats.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Knoflach 1999)
Pedipalp
(Miller 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach 1999)
Pedipalp
(Pozzi & Hänggi 1998)
Pedipalp
(Pesarini 2000)
Cymbium
(Knoflach 1999)
Epigyne
(Miller 1971)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Esyunin & Efimik 1995)
Vulva
(Knoflach 1999)
Vulva
(Knoflach 1999)
Vulva
(Miller 1947)
Vulva
(Pozzi & Hänggi 1998)
Vulva
(Esyunin & Efimik 1995)
Habitus, lateral view
(Esyunin & Efimik 1995)
Distribution List
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