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Description of Alopecosa cuneata
Physical Characteristics
Female 7 to 9 mm.
Abdomen brown with a light brown median band which contains a fairly long, pointed, dark brown cardiac mark.
Carapace brown with a broad light brown median band and a light brown band along the edge.
Legs and palps brown.
Male 6 to 7.5 mm.
Markings and colours almost identical to the female, but with more contrast. The tibiae of pair of legs I are greatly swollen and black.
Habitat
Sunny, open places, including heathlands, forest edges, etc.
Distribution
Quite common in the whole of Europe.
Period
Spring and summer.