Female The female of
S. bavarica has a body length of 6 mm. The
cephalothorax is dark brown with black
chelicerae. The abdomen is yellowish-grey with black spotting, featuring a relatively broad band of spots along the back that are crossed by yellowish stripes lengthwise. The legs are yellowish with black spots and rings. The abdomen shows a distinctive pattern with a broad, dark brown longitudinal band running across the back, bordered by fine longitudinal lines. This band contains wave-like black spots, some of which may merge. The sides of the abdomen have a wine-red tinge, and the spinnerets are light ochre-yellow.
Male The male was described by
Westring in 1861. The male has a thorax length of 4.5 mm and dark brown to blackish mandibles. The pubescence is greyish-white and dense. The abdomen is dark brown with dorsal spots, and features 4-5 oval or round, blackish spots on each side that are bordered by greyish-white and crossed by longitudinal lines. The legs are reddish-brown with evident dark brown spotting. The front legs have darkly saturated brown patellae and tibiae, while the metatarsi are less dense in males compared to females. ==Habitat==