Carrhotus xanthogramma
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Carrhotus xanthogramma , female |
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Carrhotus xanthogramma is a web spider from the family of jumping spiders (Salticidae).
features
Carrhotus xanthogramma reaches a body length of 5 to 8 millimeters. The front body and legs of the male are deep black with only a few yellowish hair spots, the rear body with cinnamon-brown hair, in front on the sides with yellowish spots, in between colored black. In females there are yellowish patches of hair and bandages on the dark front body, including an arched band that extends from one side eye to the other and encircles the entire back of the front body. The rear body of the female is predominantly hairy yellow and is provided with narrow, brownish longitudinal stripes and a number of very different, large, black angular spots.
Occurrence
The species is distributed throughout Europe. In Germany it occurs north to the Main line. It lives mainly in warm places in the bushes and on low, loosely standing deciduous trees. However, it can also be found in orchards on old fruit trees.
Danger
The species is relatively rare and is classified as endangered in the Red List .
Way of life
The adult animals can be observed from April to July. The species prefers to stay on sunny branches and leaves and is difficult to spot there. The easiest way to get them is to cut the bushes with a net.
literature
- Heiko Bellmann : The cosmos spider guide. Over 400 species of Europe (= Kosmos nature guide ). Kosmos, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-440-10114-8 , p. 294.
