Year
2022
Authors
MUDr. Kryštof Rückl
Species
Leviellus stroemi (Thorell, 1870) VU
Leviellus thorelli (Ausserer, 1871) CR
Zygiella atrica (C. L. Koch, 1845) ES
Zygiella montana (C. L. Koch, 1834) ES
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) ES
Content
Males of Zygiella atrica can easily be identified by their long palps. Females and juveniles of Zygiella atrica and Zygiella x-notata cannot be distinguished only by the pattern and colouration on the prosoma and opisthosoma. Zygiella atrica can be dark and can have a pattern on the prosoma like Zygiella x-notata. Zygiella x-notata also has light and reddish forms. In Czechia, both species can occur syntopically, so an examination of the genitals is necessary.
Citation
Rückl K. (2022): Můžeme v terénu či z fotografií spolehlivě rozeznat středoevropské křižáky rodu Zygiella? Can we distinguish Central European sector orb-weavers of the genus Zygiella also in the field or from a photo? Pavouk 53: 10–17 (in Czech, English abstract)