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Description of Drassodes lapidosus
Physical Characteristics
Female 9 to 15 mm.
Abdomen shiny yellow-brown to grey-brown haired.
Carapace shiny yellow-brown to grey-brown haired. Eye area and chelicerae darker.
Legs and palps shiny yellow-brown to grey-brown haired.
Male 6 to 13.5 mm.
Markings and colours almost identical to the female. Remarkably long black chelicerae.
Habitat
In a variety of areas under stones, moss and other undergrowth. Sometimes in gardens and in and around houses.
Distribution
Common in the whole of Europe.
Period
Spring, summer and autumn.