Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826)
Description
Male
Prosoma dorsally brown with black hairs, sides sandy with black margins, in lower half with white hairs. Opisthosoma sandy, with dorsal white median band which is widened T-like in the posterior third. Palp: sandy, with white and yellow hairs, cymbium widened.
Body length male: 6.8-9.1 mmFemale
Opisthosoma beige, with dorsal brown hairs, white equatorial band and white median stripe which is extended by two spots in the posterior third. Epigyneal plate medially depressed, openings slit-shaped.
Body length female: 8.7-11.9 mmAdditional information
In and close to buildings.
This species of African origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and did establish.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Mousaid & Bouihouline 2023)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Baert et al. 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Baert et al. 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Sherwood 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Habitus
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne
(Mousaid & Bouihouline 2023)
Epigyne
(Baert et al. 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Metzner 1999)
Distribution List
References
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