Enoplognatha mordax (Thorell, 1875)
Description
Conductor distally with 2 rounded processes. Median apophysis of male palpal 3.5 times as long as wide. Epigyne distinctly wider than long. Posterior margin with process, forward-directed. Prosoma yellowish, with dark pattern on margin and around fovea. Sternum brown-black. Chelicerae yellowish. Legs yellowish-brown. Opisthosoma dorsally with large, grey folium that is flanked by black and white spots, laterally light grey. Female: ventrally with dark longitudinal stripe, white margined.
Body length male: 4-6 mmBody length female: 4-8.5 mm
Additional information
near ground on sea coasts, occasionally inland
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1937)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Pedipalp
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Tip of pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Wiehle 1937)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Wiehle 1937)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Vulva, ventral view
(Bosmans & Van Keer 1999)
Vulva
(Wiehle 1937)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Habitus
(Wiehle 1937)
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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Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69
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