Drassodes Temporal range:
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D. pubescens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Gnaphosidae |
Genus: | Drassodes Westring, 1851[1] |
Type species | |
D. lapidosus (Walckenaer, 1802)
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Species | |
162, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Drassodes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851.[5] They are brown, gray, and red spiders that live under rocks or bark in mostly dry habitats, and are generally 3.8 to 11.6 millimetres (0.15 to 0.46 in) long,[6] but can reach up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in length.
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