Trematocephalus cristatus (Wider, 1834)
Description
Paracymbium strongly structured. Prosoma red-orange, with black eye region and median spot. Male: with spattle-shaped process which overlies the elevated eye region. Legs red-orange. Opisthosoma black-grey.
Body length male: 2.0-2.2 mmBody length female: 2.5-2.6 mm
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne 2018b)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Embolic division, prolateral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Protegulum, ventral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Suprategular apophysis, retrolateral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Palpal tibia
(Locket et al. 1974)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Wiehle 1960a)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Wiehle 1960a)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne
(Vicente & Miñarro 2024)
Epigyne
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Vicente & Miñarro 2024)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Vulva, ventral view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Irfan et al. 2025a)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Vicente & Miñarro 2024)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Vicente & Miñarro 2024)
Distribution List
References
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