Thanatus striatus C. L. Koch, 1845
Description
Secondary tibial apophysis ventrally, long, flat. Embolus with whip-like tip. Body and legs sand-coloured, with vague pattern consisting of brown spots.
Body length male: 3-4.2 mmBody length female: 3.9-6.8 mm
Additional information
often relatively frequent in damp meadows, on sea coasts, in swamps. Overwinters as subadult-adult, so adults already occur early in the year (March)
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Szita & Samu 2000)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Szita & Samu 2000)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Szita & Samu 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2003)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Muster & Thaler 2003)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Bulbus, apical view
(Logunov 1996b)
Tip of embolus, prolateral-distal view
(Muster & Thaler 2003)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Szita & Samu 2000)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Urones 1986)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2003)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Logunov 1996b)
Vulva
(Azheganova 1968)
Vulva
(Szita & Samu 2000)
Vulva
(Urones 1986)
Vulva
(Logunov 1996b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2003)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Szita & Samu 2000)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Logunov 1996b)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Distribution List
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