Parasteatoda tabulata (Levi, 1980)
Description
Male
Prosoma 1.3-1.6 mm long.
Body length male: 2.9 mmFemale
Prosoma blackish brown, 1.4-1.9 mm long. Legs yellowish with dark brown annulations. Opisthosoma: colour and pattern as in P. tepidariorum.
Body length female: 3.2-4.6 mmAdditional information
On south-exposed walls of new buildings, synanthropically distributed.
This species of Asian origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and did establish.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, postero-dorsal view
(Knoflach 1991)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach 1991)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Knoflach 1991)
Embolus
(Moritz et al. 1988)
Conductor
(Knoflach 1991)
Epigyne
(Moritz et al. 1988)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach 1991)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach 1991)
Epigyne/vulva, dorsal view
(Knoflach 1991)
Epigyne/vulva, dorsal view
(Knoflach 1991)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Moritz et al. 1988)
Vulva, ventral view
(Moritz et al. 1988)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Moritz et al. 1988)
Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Moritz et al. 1988)
Habitus
(Knoflach 1991)
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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Ivanov V V (2013) The checklist of Belarusian spiders (Arachnida, Araneae). Zoology and Ecology 4: 293-311
Knoflach B (1991) Achaearanea tabulata Levi, eine für Österreich neue Kugelspinne (Arachnida, Aranei: Theridiidae). Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 78: 59-64
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Moritz M, Levi H W, Pfüller R (1988) Achaearanea tabulata, eine für Europa neue Kugelspinne (Araneae, Theridiidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 35: 361-367
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Rozwałka R, Stanska M (2008) Check-list of spiders (Araneae) of Poland. 1. December 2008. online at http://www.arachnologia.edu.pl/en/species/8-spiders-of-poland.html
Růžička V, Řezáč M (2022a) Seznam pavouků České republiky. List of spiders of the Czech Republic. Online at https://www.arachnology.cz/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html and https://www.arachnology.cz/en/seznam-pavouku-cr-26.html
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WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) doi: 10.24436/2