Drassodes difficilis (Simon, 1878)
Description
Female
Legs and pedipalp greyish with conspicuous striped pattern mainly formed by lines of hairs contrasting to hairless parts; femur I with one, femur II with two prolateral spines; femora I and II with two dorsal spines; tibiae and metatarsi I and II with one ventral spine, without pro- nor retrolateral spines; tibiae III and IV with stout prolateral, retrolateral, dorsal and ventral spines; all tarsi scopulated over their total length.
Body length female: 7.80-9.55 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Hervé & Rollard 2009)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Hervé & Rollard 2009)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Alderweireldt & De Boever 2016)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Alderweireldt & De Boever 2016)
Median apophysis, ventral view
(Barrientos et al. 2017)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Hervé & Rollard 2009)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Alderweireldt & De Boever 2016)
Epigyne
(Barrientos et al. 2017)
Vulva, ventral view
(Alderweireldt & De Boever 2016)
Vulva, ventral view
(Alderweireldt & De Boever 2016)
Vulva
(Barrientos et al. 2017)
Distribution List
References
Alderweireldt M, De Boever C (2016) Description of the unknown female of Drassodes difficilis (Simon, 1878) from Spain with illustrations of the male and some zoogeographical notes (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 29: 34-36 
Barrientos J A, Moya J, García-Sarrión R, Uribarri I, Melic A, Prieto C E, Moraza M L, Zaragoza J A (2017) Arácnidos del Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Almería, España). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 30: 107-138
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Hervé C, Rollard C (2009) Drassodes species from the Parc national du Mercantour (French Alps), with the description of a new species (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Contributions to Natural History 12: 627-642
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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