Ariadna insidiatrix Audouin, 1826
Description
Male
Prosoma light brown, with a very thin darker borderline. Prosoma 2.6-3.6 mm long. Sternum light brown, darker on the edges. Eyes nearly equal in size. Clypeus a little wider than eye diameter. Legs uniform light brown, tibia I, II and III with very numerous spines, number greater than 16, but variable, tibia IV without spines or with one small spine, femur I with 3 dorsal and 2 lateral spines, femur II with 4 dorsal and 4 lateral spines, metatarsus I with 4 spines and a lateral apophysis in the middle. Opisthosoma long oval, grey, spinnerets lighter.
Female
Palp short and strong, brownish, with tibia and tarsus black. Prosoma and sternum dark brown. Legs brown, the anteriors darker, tibia I, metatarsus I and II, tarsus I and II almost black, tibia I and II ventrally with 5 pairs of unequal long spines, metatarsus I and II ventrally with 6-7 pairs of unequal long spines. Opisthosoma long and cylindrical, grey brown, dorsally darker and purplish.
Body length female: 6-11 mmAdditional information
Littoral: cliffs and rocks, under stones.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1976c)
Tibia I
(Brignoli 1976c)
Metatarsus I
(Brignoli 1976c)
Vulva, ventral view
(Brignoli 1976c)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Brignoli 1976c)
Spermatheca
(Brignoli 1976c)
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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Bosmans R. (unpubl.) Provisional list of spiders of North Africa. Database excerpt Aug. 2019
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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