Zelotes aeneus (Simon, 1878)
Description
Male
Male palp with very long and thin keel-tip, reaching margin of cymbium. Prosoma light brown to dark red-brown. Legs slightly brighter than body colour. Femur I with bright spot. Opisthosoma light brown to dark red-brown, with dark brown scuticula.
Body length male: 4.7-7.4 mmFemale
Epigyne only slightly sclerotised, mainly in posterior area. Anterior margin reduced to 2 small semi-circles.
Body length female: 5.3-7.3 mmAdditional information
In rocky and steppe heathland
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Miller & Svatoň 1978)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Di Franco 2002)
Pedipalp
(Di Franco 2002)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Crespo et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Crespo et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Grimm 1985)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Grimm 1985)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Grimm 1985)
Epigyne
(Miller 1967)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Di Franco 2002)
Epigyne
(Crespo et al. 2009b)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1985)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1985)
Epigyne
(Tutar & Yağmur 2023)
Vulva
(Miller 1967)
Vulva
(Miller & Svatoň 1978)
Vulva
(Di Franco 2002)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
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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Updates
| 18-08-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
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