Philodromus krausi Muster & Thaler, 2004
Description
Male
Prosoma orange-brown with V-shaped marking behind the eyes. Sternum pale yellow-brown. Legs orange-brown. Opisthosoma light grey, covered with metallic gold hairs, cardiac mark inconspicuous.
Body length male: 4.25-4.5 mmFemale
Prosoma with broad yellowish median band, sides brown. Legs: distal half of femora and distal segments with dark brown spots and stripes. Opisthosoma: dorsum whitish, with yellow and brown dots, posterior half with a large grey patch, sides flecked with dark grey.
Body length female: 5.4-6.0 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
Pedipalp, dorso-retrolateral view
(Kůrka et al. 2020)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kůrka et al. 2020)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kůrka et al. 2020)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Muster & Thaler 2004)
Vulva, ventral view
(Kůrka et al. 2020)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Kůrka et al. 2020)
Distribution List
References
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info 
Komnenov M, Pitta E, Zografou K, Chatzaki M (2016) Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species. Zootaxa 4096: 1-66
Kůrka A, Naumova M, Indzhov S, Deltshev C (2020) New faunistic and taxonomic data on the spider fauna of Albania (Arachnida: Araneae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 59: 8-21
Muster C, Thaler K (2004) New species and records of Mediterranean Philodromidae (Arachnida, Araneae): I. Philodromus aureolus group. In Thaler, K. (ed.), Diversität und Biologie von Webspinnen, Skorpionen und anderen Spinnentieren. Denisia 12: 305-326
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2