Walckenaeria corniculans (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875)
Description
Male palp with claw-shaped terminal apophysis. Epigyne with receptacula seminis visible through epigyne, separated by half of their diameter. Epigynal area ± as long as wide. Prosoma red-orange, male: cone-shaped tubercle projecting ± upward. Legs yellow-orange. Opisthosoma grey.
Body length male: 2.5-2.8 mmBody length female: 2.6-3.0 mm
Additional information
Ground layer of deciduous forests, prefers humid conditions
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Tibial apophysis
(Wiehle 1960a)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Wiehle 1960a)
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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Locket G H, Millidge A F (1953) British spiders. Vol. II. Ray Society, London, 449 pp.
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Roberts M J (1987) The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2: Linyphiidae and checklist. Harley Books Colchester, England, 204 pp.
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