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The subgenital plate has the two terminal lobes angularly pointed, with rows of very long, curved hairs along the lateral margins and the ventral surface shining and slightly swollen basally, with short hairs over much of the surface.
Apparently checking (with a fairly close approach) a possibly freshly killed (at least apparently immobile) sand bear Arctosa perita (lycosidae) before heading up the bank maybe to investgate potential nesting sites. Unfortunately it was not determined whether the spider was carried off as a prey item (although this seems probable).