Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Cymbium long. Tibial apophysis short, with smooth margin. Embolus short, fine. Epigyne with wide lateral depressions. Entrance ducts sclerotised, median, semicircular, arranged retrolaterally. Vulva with bent spermathecae that reach behind lateral depressions. Prosoma light yellow-brown, eye region darker. Chelicerae darker, with 3 teeth. Opisthosoma light to yellow-brown.
Body length male: 6-13.3 mmBody length female: 9.3-14.7 mm
Additional information
from very dry to swampy areas, from lowland up to nival region, on beaches and dunes, in meadows, acclivities, heathland, open forests and in buildings. Under stones, moss and leaf litter during the day
Frequency: Frequent
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp (courtesy of the AMNH), ventral view
(Platnick & Shadab 1976c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Chatzaki et al. 2002b)
Pedipalp (courtesy of the AMNH)
(Platnick & Shadab 1976c)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Pedipalp
(Chatzaki et al. 2002b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp with Tibia and Femur, retrolateral view
(Breitling 2020)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Roberts 1995)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Brændegaard 1966)
Epigyne (courtesy of the AMNH)
(Platnick & Shadab 1976c)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Epigyne
(Chatzaki et al. 2002b)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva (courtesy of the AMNH)
(Platnick & Shadab 1976c)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Tullgren 1946)
Vulva
(Chatzaki et al. 2002b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Habitus
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Locket & Millidge 1951)
Distribution List
References
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World Spider Catalog (2020) World Spider Catalog. Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.03.2020) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
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