Xysticus ellipticus Turnbull, Dondale & Redner, 1965

Xysticus ellipticus


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Xysticus ellipticus Turnbull, Dondale & Redner, 1965

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Male: Carapace red-brown, with off-white V and mottled pigment anterior to dorsal groove. First two pairs of legs, dark-red brown, with yellow metatarsus & tarsus. Legs III & IV are a light orange in colour, all with a few white spots and streaks. Dorsum of abdomen red-brown with off-white transverse band at anterior end. Low tegular ridge, which is located near the distal extremity of the tegulum (Dondale & Redner, 1978). Female: Carapace red-brown, with off-white V and mottled pigment anterior to dorsal groove. First two pairs of legs, dark-red brown, III & IV lighter in colour, all with a few white spots and streaks. Dorsum of abdomen yellow-brown with off-white transverse band at anterior end. Rectangular atrium to the epigynum (Dondale & Redner, 1978).