The Families of Spiders Represented in the British Isles
| The Families of Spiders Represented in the British Isles | |
Buzzing Spider.
Morphology. The adult spiders 4–7.5 mm long; of medium build; decidedly short-legged, or with legs of medium length (to about twice as long as the body); with eight eyes. The eyes in two horizontal rows of 4; all clear and glassy. The palpal organs of the male of complex structure and enclosed by the specialized, hollowed tarsal segment (the cymbium). Metatarsus IV of the females without a calamistrum. Tarsal claws 2. The tarsi with claw tufts. The abdomen conspicuously patterned dorsally to plain dorsally. The tracheal spiracles more or less equidistant from the epigastric furrow and the spinnerets. The abdomen of the females without a cribellum. The reproductive openings of the females associated with an epigyne.
The adults not making snare-webs; actively pursuing their prey (hunting over foliage of trees and shrubs, rarely found on the ground).
British representation. 1 species in Britain; in the genus Anyphaena (A. accentuata).
Comments. The single British species bearing a conspicuous dorsal mark on the abdomen.
Illustrations. • Anyphaena accentuata.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2004 onwards. The families of spiders represented in the British Isles. Version: 10th April 2007. http://delta-intkey.com’.
