Drassodex validior (Simon, 1914)
Description
Male
Retrolaterale Tbialapophyse bifid, superior prong short and strongly curved, longer than the inferior prong. Termina embolar apophysis scoop-shaped, membranous part enlarged and denticulate for ots entire length. Prosoma length: 3.69 mm.
Body length male: 8.27 mmFemale
Epigynal atrium triangular, as wide as high to slighty wider than high. Prosoma length: 4.57-6.29 mm.
Body length female: 9.55-17.57 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Hervé et al. 2009)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Hervé et al. 2009)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Pantini & Caria 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pantini & Caria 2025)
Epigyne
(Hervé et al. 2009)
Epigyne
(Pantini & Caria 2025)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Hervé et al. 2009)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Pantini & Caria 2025)
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
Hervé C M, Roberts J, Murphy J A (2009) A taxonomic revision of the genus Drassodex Murphy, 2007 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Zootaxa 2171: 1-28 
Isaia M, Paschetta M, Chiarle A (2015) Annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the site of community importance and special area of conservation "Alpi Marittime" (NW Italy). Zoosystema 37: 57-114
Isaia M, Tolve M, Pantini P (2025) Araneae.it: 2.0: the new updated version of the digital catalog of the Italian spiders and other arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Palpigradi, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica 57: 197-204
Pantini P, Caria M (2025) Contributo alla conoscenza degli Gnaphosidae (Araneae) italiani. Rivista del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "Enrico Caffi", Bergamo 38: 47-69
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2