Steatoda latifasciata (Simon, 1873)
Beschreibung
Männchen
Prosoma dunkelbraun mit Striae. Sternum violett-schwarz. Cheliceren vergleichsweise schlank. Beine gelblich bis dunkelbraun. Opisthosoma violett-schwarz, dorsal mit weissen Flecken, ventral mit einer weissen medianen Linie.
Körperlänge Männchen: 3.5 mmWeibchen
Färbung wie bei Männchen.
Körperlänge Weibchen: 3.8-6.1 mmZusätzliche Informationen
Unter Steinen, in Höhlen und in Gesteinsspalten. Kokon 5 mm im Durchmesser, mit über 30 Eiern.
Verbreitung
Phänologie
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Abbildungen
Pedipalpus, prolateral
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Pedipalpus, ventral
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Pedipalpus, retrolateral
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Pedipalpus, prolateral
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalpus, retrolateral
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalpus, retrolateral
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalpus, ventral
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Chelicere
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Habitus, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Epigyne
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Vulva, dorsal
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Vulva, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Opisthosoma, dorsal
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Opisthosoma, lateral
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Opisthosoma, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Opisthosoma, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Opisthosoma, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Opisthosoma, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Opisthosoma, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Opisthosoma, lateral
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Opisthosoma, ventral
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Habitus, dorsal
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Habitus, ventral
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Habitus, dorsal
(Lecigne et al. 2025)
Verbreitungsnachweise
Literatur
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Van Keer J, Bosselaers J, Oger P (2024) Description of four new Steatoda species (Araneae: Theridiidae) from the Mediterranean region with notes on some related species. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 39(2, suppl.): 1-77
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