Mendoza canestrinii (Ninni, 1868)
Description
Male
Tibial apophysis short, distally with transverse end. Bulbus appearing flat in lateral view. Whole body dark brown, some white spots on prosoma and opisthosoma. Sternum black. Legs brown, trochanter and tarsi yellow. Anterior margin of opisthosoma with a narrow white band.
Body length male: 8 mmFemale
Epigyne flat, posterior margin triangularly protruding. Prosoma light brown, eye field darker. Sternum centrally yellow, marginally brown. Chelicerae orange. Legs yellowish brown, leg I somewhat darker. Opisthosoma: dorsum with 2 broad brown longitudinal stripes with golden shine and 4 pairs of square black spots, venter with 3 brown longitudinal streaks.
Body length female: 8.3-10.3 mmAdditional information
Among the reeds near water, retreat in spun reed tips
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pesarini 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Prószyński 1991)
Pedipalp
(Prószyński 1991)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Logunov 1999c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Prisniy & Ponomarev 2024)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Prisniy & Ponomarev 2024)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Logunov 1999c)
Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Tibial apophysis, lateral view
(Prisniy & Ponomarev 2024)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Epigyne
(Prószyński 1991)
Epigyne
(Pesarini 1997)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
Epigyne
(Logunov 1999c)
Vulva
(Prószyński 1991)
Vulva
(Logunov 1999c)
Habitus
(Pesarini 1997)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Logunov & Wesołowska 1992)
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
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| 02-10-2024 | Distribution update | Detail |
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| 10-12-2013 | Distribution update | Detail |
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