Ballus variegatus Simon, 1876
Description
Male
Prosoma reddish with black patches around the eyes. Opisthosoma light with darker chromatic patches.
Body length male: 2.9-3.2 mmFemale
Prosoma as in males. Opisthosoma lighter and with less marked chromatic pattern.
Body length female: 3.1 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventro-apical view
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Pedipalp without bulbus, retrolateral view
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Bulbus
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Bulbus
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Palpal tibia, ventral view
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Vulva, ventral view
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Vulva, posterior view
(Alicata & Cantarella 1988)
Distribution List
References
Alicata P, Cantarella T (1988) The genus Ballus: A revision of the European taxa described by Simon together with observations on the other species of the genus. Animalia 14: 35-63 
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Isaia M, Tolve M, Pantini P (2025) Araneae.it: 2.0: the new updated version of the digital catalog of the Italian spiders and other arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Palpigradi, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 57: 197-204
Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 09-11-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 02-10-2014 | Image insert |