A – intact burrow of Eresus lavrosii, subadult female, Kiketi, 29 April 2024; B – same burrow with a “lid” raised exposing the entrance to the underground retreat zone, arrow indicating the prey remains at the burrow entrance; C – adult male, live specimen, dorsal view, Kojori, 29 April 2024; D – adult female, dorsal view, Kojori, 27 May 2024; E – ditto, lateral view; F – ditto, ventral view; G – ditto, arrows indicating the characteristic macrosetae on the venter of Fe I–IV and the SCP. Abbreviations: Fe – femur, SCP – secretion mating plug.

 
 
  Part of: Seropian A, Bulbulashvili N, Makharadze G, Kovács G (2025) From burrows to spotlight: first description of the female of Eresus lavrosii Mcheidze, 1997 (Araneae, Eresidae), with notes on the natural history. Caucasiana 4: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.4.e151922