Drassodes pubescens (Thorell, 1856)
Description
Male palp with large distal bulbal apophysis, partly covering embolus. Epigyne with ridges almost touching each other in the middle. Prosoma light brown to brown, margin dark. Sternum light brown to brown, margin dark. Opisthosoma brown to light brown.
Body length male: 6.0-7.3 mmBody length female: 5.3-9.6 mm
Additional information
in very dry to swampy areas, from rocky steppes, grass leas and heathland to open coniferous and deciduous forests, from lowland up to alpine area. Under stones, bark and in ground litter during the day
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Azheganova 1968)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brændegaard 1966)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Miller 1971)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Noordam 1992)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Grimm 1985)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Grimm 1985)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Almquist 2007)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Almquist 2007)
Embolus and terminal apophysis
(Barrientos et al. 2017)
Median apophysis
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Chelicera
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Azheganova 1968)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne
(Noordam 1992)
Epigyne
(Pérez-Pérez 1985)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Tang et al. 2002)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Chatzaki et al. 2002b)
Epigyne
(Barrientos et al. 2017)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Morka unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1985)
Epigyne
(Almquist 2007)
Vulva
(Pérez-Pérez 1985)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Tullgren 1946)
Vulva
(Tang et al. 2002)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Almquist 2007)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Grimm 1985)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
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