Heliophanus creticus Giltay, 1932
Description
Male
Prosoma dark brown or black, with metallic sheen. Sternum black. Legs brown or black with yellow metatarsi and tarsi. Opisthosoma dark brown or black, covered with dark shiny hairs.
Body length male: 3.5-4.15 mmFemale
Colouration as in males, except legs yellow, opisthosoma in some specimens with 2 pairs of white markings.
Body length female: 4.9-5.4 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Metzner 1999)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Femoral apophysis
(Wesołowska 1986)
Femoral apophysis
(Wesołowska 1986)
Habitus
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne
(Metzner 1999)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Metzner 1999)
Vulva
(Wesołowska 1986)
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
Metzner H (1999) Die Springspinnen (Araneae, Salticidae) Griechenlands. Andrias 14: 1-279 
Wesołowska W (1986) A revision of the genus Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833 (Aranei: Salticidae). Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 40: 1-254
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
Updates
| 16-10-2014 | Datasheet update | Detail |
| 16-10-2014 | Image insert |