Stone slab spiders
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Copper flagstone spider ( Drassodes cupreus ) |
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The stone slab spiders ( Drassodes ) is a genus in the family of flat-bellied spiders (Gnaphosidae) within the order of the web spiders . There are eight species of this genus in Central Europe , the most common representative in Germany being the common stone slab spider ( Drassodes lapidosus ).
The species are mostly yellow-brown to brown in color and thus resemble the representatives of the genus of the true sack spiders ( Clubiona ), from which they differ, however, by the long, tubular spinnerets , a family characteristic of the smooth-bellied spiders. During the day they usually live hidden under stones or bark and generally prefer dry biotopes. Some species can reach a size of up to 20 mm.
species
The World Spider Catalog currently lists 156 species of stone slab spiders.
Central European species:
- Drassodes cupreus
- Drassodes heeri
- Drassodes hispanus
- Drassodes hypocrita
- Drassodes lapidosus
- Drassodes pubescens
- Drassodes villosus
- Drassodes vinosus
Web links
- Slab spiders in the World Spider Catalog
- Drassodes in the Wiki of the Arachnological Society
- Identification key of the Central European species
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 17.0 - Drassodes . Retrieved February 1, 2016.