Oedothorax agrestis (Blackwall, 1853)
Description
Male palp with uniformly tapering bulbal apophysis distally. Tibia with a blunt and a pointed, bent apophysis. Epigynal plate with parallel margins. Prosoma brown to dark brown, distinctly darker radial stripes. Legs yellow-orange. Opisthosoma blackish.
Body length male: 2-2.2 mmBody length female: 2.5-3.2 mm
Additional information
In damp localities, in open areas and in forests
Frequency: Frequent
Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Aakra 2000a)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia
(Wiehle 1960a)
Palpal tibia
(Roberts 1987)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis, left and right
(Aakra 2000a)
Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Aakra 2000a)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Wiehle 1960a)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Roberts 1987)
Prosoma
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Aakra 2000a)
Epigyne
(Schenkel 1925)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Růžička 1978)
Epigyne, variation, ventral view
(Růžička 1978)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)
Vulva
(Roberts 1987)
Vulva
(Roberts 1987)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Růžička 1978)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Růžička 1978)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Růžička 1978)
Prosoma, lateral view
(Wiehle 1960a)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Růžička 1978)
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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Aakra K, Hauge E (2003) Checklist of Norwegian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae), including Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 50: 109-129
Arnold K (2001) Beitrag zur Spinnenfauna (Arachnida, Araneae) des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Berichte der Botanisch-Zoologischen Gesellschaft Liechtenstein-Sargans-Werdenberg 28: 211-244
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Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
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