Drassodes lacertosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
Description
Male
Chelicerae with one large tooth flanked by two small ones on promargin, and large distal boss with two proximal denticles on retromargin. Palp: femur widened proximally, much wider than patella. Small tibial apophysis cone-like. Filamentous part of embolus issues at upper part of tegulum.
Prosoma length: 2.7-5.5 mm, prosoma width: 1.8-3.9 mm.
Body length male: 4.6-5.2 mmFemale
Chelicerae on promargin with large median tooth flanked by two small ones, and retromargin usually with two small denticles. Epigyne: nearly circular margins of broad median septum converge anteriorly into narrow neck-like portion. Spermathecae with round parts covered by small protuberances.
Prosoma length: 4.6-5.2 mm, prosoma width: 3.2-3.5 mm.
Body length female: 9.7-12.9 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 2004)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 2004)
Palpal femur
(Levy 2004)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Levy 2004)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Levy 2004)
Epigyne
(Levy 2004)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Levy 2004)
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.
References
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Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Levy G (2004) Spiders of the genera Drassodes and Haplodrassus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology 50: 1-37
Mikhailov K G (2013) The spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of Russia and adjacent countries: a non-annotated checklist. Arthropoda Selecta, Supplement 3: 1-262
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Ponomarev A V, Tsvetkov A (2006) New and rare spiders of family Gnaphosidae (Aranei) from a southeast of Europe. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 2: 5-13
Seyyar O, Ayyildiz N, Topçu A (2008a) Updated checklist of ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) of Turkey, with zoogeographical and faunistic remarks. Entomological News 119: 509-520
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2