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Cyrtarachne ixoides
male: Prosoma dark brown, with rugged surface, fovea absent. Both eye rows recurved (in dorsal view). Clypeus relatively narrow. Sternum almost black. Cheliceren with 3 denticles on promargin and 2 denticles on retromargin. Legs dark yellow. Opisthosoma triangular. Body length male: 2.1 mm; Female: Opisthosoma: sides folded inwards ventrally, dorsum with broad white and brown transverse bands. Body length female: 6.4-7 mm
Global distribution (Platnick 2013): Mediterranean to Georgia, Madagascar
Unfortunately wiki says: "Members of this group are found in America, Africa, and Australasia. They do not occur in temperate Eurasia." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolas_spide...
Spotted on Jul 3, 2013
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013
