Singa lucina (Audouin, 1826)

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Description of Singa lucina

Physical Characteristics

Female 4.5 to 6 mm.
whitish with two black brown longitudinal bands which contain some bright spots in the centre. Ventrally black brown with light streaks.
Carapace yellow-brown with a black-brown head and black-brown chelicerae.
Legs and palps yellow-brown with dark annulations.

Male 4 to 5 mm.
Possibly identical to the female. Physical characteristics are not known.

Habitat

Along banks in reeds.

Distribution

Occurs in the Mediterranean area. Locally not rare.

Period

The portrayed specimens have been found in May. No further information about the period is known.