Micrommata virescens (Clerck, 1757)
Description
Prosoma female: dark green, eyes margined by small white hairs. Male: dark green-olive, provided with small white hairs. Juvenile with yellow-brown prosoma with dark median and marginal stripes, anterior eye row recurved, posterior eye row slightly procurved. Posterior median eyes larger than remaining eyes. Legs very long, leg formula II-IV-I-III, legs II and IV approximately equal in length, female: dark green, male: dark green-olive, provided with white hairs. Juveniles brown with small red spots. Metatarsus and tarsus with scopula. Opisthosoma female: yellow-green with dark green tinge, sometimes yellow. Male: with striking red to red-brown median stripe, defined by yellow lateral stripes. Juveniles: brown with 2 whitish yellow longitudinal stripes and red spots.
Body length male: 7-10 mmBody length female: 12-16.6 mm
Additional information
gradual change of colour to green in females or change of colour with final moult in males. In vegetation layer of different habitats, prefers sunny and warm conditions, active in the daytime, very quick hunter, lifespan approximately 18 months. Cocoon with green eggs between spun leaves, guarded by female
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jäger & Ono 2000)
Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Becker 1882)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Jäger 2016)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Jäger 2016)
Pedipalp, terminal view
(Jäger 2016)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jäger 2016)
Pedipalp with tibia, patella and femur, ventro-retrolateral view
(Breitling 2020)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Jäger 2023)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Jäger 2023)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Jäger 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jäger 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jäger 2023)
Embolus
(Breitling 2020)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Becker 1882)
Epigyne
(Azheganova 1968)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Jäger & Ono 2000)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Becker 1882)
Epigyne
(Jäger 2023)
Epigyne
(Jäger 2023)
Epigyne
(Jäger 2023)
Epigyne
(Jäger 2023)
Epigyne
(Jäger 2023)
Epigyne
(Jäger 2023)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Jäger 2023)
Vulva
(Jäger & Ono 2000)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 2023)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Becker 1882)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Jäger 1998b)
Eyes, frontal view
(Becker 1882)
Maxillae with scopulae and labium
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
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.
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