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Description of Dipoena melanogaster
Physical Characteristics
Female 2.5 to 3.5 mm.
Abdomen brown and white marbled with broad black dotted chevrons and white marbled band at the front.
Carapace shiny dark brown to black-brown.
Legs and palps clearly light-dark annulated.
Male 2.5 to 3.5 mm.
Markings and colours almost identical to the female. Abdomen often darker.
Habitat
In forests and dry grasslands on the ground and in low plants.
Distribution
Common in the whole of Europe.
Period
Summer.