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Dysderidae  C. L. Koch, 1837 / Dysdera  Latreille, 1804   220 species

Dysdera presai Ferrández, 1984

Description
Male

The bulb presents 2 forms: a form with a strong spur-shaped appendix, which is a projection of the anterior sclerotized stripe, and with the tip of the bulb showing a couple of pointed laminae, and a second form without the appendix, and with the tip of the bulb showing a couple of short and wide laminae. Prosoma 2.2-3.7 mm long.

Body length male: 5.8-7.9 mm
Female

Prosoma 2.8-4 mm long. Legs: femur I with one or 2 spines, femur II with one spine, femur III with one to 3 spines, femur IV with 3 to 5 spines.

Body length female: 6.3-9.7 mm
Additional information

In dry areas.

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Spain
Adults of both sexes in winter and spring.
Figures
Distribution List
Spain   (Branco et al., 2019) |||
References

Barrientos J A, De Mas E, Gavín-Centol M P, Pertegal C, Salazar B, Fenoy E, Balanzategui I, Mederos J, Montserrat M, Barranco P, Moya-Laraño J (2024c) Arañas (Arachnida: Araneae) del Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Almería, España); 2ª aportación. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 45: 27-59 pdf

Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 pdf

Ferrández M A (1989) Notas sobre los disdéridos ibéricos. V. Nuevos datos, cartografía y caracterización de la hembra de Dysdera presai Ferrández, 1985 (Araneae: Dysderidae). Anales de Biologia, Universidad de Murcia 15: 29-31 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

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