Heliophanus cupreus (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Tibial apophysis with a fine, hook-shaped and a long, pointed process. Embolus long. Prosoma black, shiny metallic and with white hairs, anterior margin bright, sometimes with 1-2 bright pairs of spots posteriorly. Legs light yellow, with black longitudinal stripes (rarely uniformly dark). Opisthosoma grey-black, shining metallic and with white hairs.
Body length male: 3.6-4.0 mmBody length female: 4.6-5.8 mm
Additional information
In damp places on low vegetation of meadows, forest edges and glades, in dry places on conifers
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pesarini unpubl.)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1998)
Pedipalp
(Żabka 1997)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp with tibia, patella and femur, retrolateral view
(Breitling 2020)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Breitling 2020)
Bulbus, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Femoral apophysis
(Brændegaard 1966)
Femoral apophysis
(Prószyński 1991)
Femoral apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Femoral apophysis
(Wesołowska 1986)
Femoral apophysis
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Breitling 2020)
Habitus
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Żabka 1997)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wesołowska 1986)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Żabka 1997)
Vulva
(Wesołowska 1986)
Vulva
(Wesołowska 1986)
Vulva
(Wesołowska 1986)
Vulva
(Wesołowska 1986)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Breitling 2020)
Vulva
(Breitling 2020)
Legs, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
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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