Dysdera gigas Roewer, 1928
Description
Male
Bulb 1.6 mm long. Prosoma 3.8 mm long.
Female
Prosoma dark brown, with fine grains. Prosoma 7.2 mm long. Eyes: anteriors less than one diameter apart, larger than posteriors. Chelicerae with 3 teeth. Legs: femur IV with 0 to 2 dorsal spines, posterior tibia with 3 to 8 spines, posterior metatarsus with 6 or more spines.
Additional information
Under stones or in litter. Altitude up to 1000 m.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Embolic division
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Vulva, anterior part, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Hadjiconstantis M, Komnenov M, Bosselaers J, Huber S, McCowan D, Snazell R, Decae A, Zoumides C, Kielhorn K-H, Oger P (2019c) Spiders of Cyprus (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from Cyprus. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 34, Suppl. 1: 1-173 
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147
Deeleman-Reinhold C L, Deeleman P R (1988) Revision des Dysderinae (Araneae, Dysderidae), les espèces mediterranéennes occidentales exceptées. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 131: 141-269
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 31-07-2024 | Distribution update | Detail |