Euophrys frontalis (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Male palp yellow-brown, whitish suffused. Tibial apophysis needle-like, at least wider at its base. Embolus wider at its base. Vulva with very wide ducts. Prosoma dark brown, female: dark brown. Male: dark brown-black, eyes margined with orange. Clypeus black, without hairs. Legs light brown, non-patterned. Tarsus male: white-grey. Opisthosoma female: yellow, with one row of dark triangular spots median, laterally with one row of dark spots. Male: dark brown-black.
Body length male: 2.6-3.9 mmBody length female: 3.1-4.5 mm
Additional information
In low vegetation of forest, in moss and leaf litter and under stones
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pesarini unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Żabka 1997)
Tibial apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Logunov 1997)
Maxilla, ventral view
(Logunov 1997)
Chelicera, posterior view
(Logunov 1997)
Leg I, lateral view
(Logunov 1997)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Habitus, frontal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Vulva
(Żabka 1997)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
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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Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
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Pesarini C (unpubl.)
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