Synageles hilarulus (C. L. Koch, 1846)
Description
Male
Tibial apophysis short, cut transversely. Embolus with straight and pointed tip.
Body length male: 3.0 mmFemale
Epigyne with large, nose-shaped protrusion on posterior margin.
Body length female: 3.0 mmAdditional information
At very warm sites
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Breuss 2001)
Pedipalp
(Breuss 2001)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1967)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Breuss 2001)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Thaler 1983c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Suguro 2019)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Suguro 2019)
Tibial apophysis
(Thaler 1983c)
Habitus
(Breuss 2001)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1967)
Epigyne
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Suguro 2019)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1967)
Vulva
(Żabka 1997)
Vulva
(Suguro 2019)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
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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