Dysdera erythrina
Length 6 to 14 mm. Prosoma dark with parallel margins, opisthosoma greyish or whitish, legs yellow-orange. Large chelicerae, six eyes. Femur IV spineless.
Dysdera crocata: femur IV with 1-3 dorsal spines, c.f. D. erythrina: femur IV without dorsal spines.
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Wide range of habitats, often associated with ants.
Spring-Autumn
Widespread in southern Britain but local.
Local and rather uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Ketton Panters Orchard
08 September 2022
AJ Cann
Ketton Panters Orchard
08 September 2022
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- 08/09/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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- 08/09/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Ketton Panters Orchard
08 September 2022
femus IV
