Common Name:

Family: Gnaphosidae

Scientific Name: Scotophaeus blackwalli

Size: See Image Four

Gender: Female

I often find S. blackwalli on the wall or floor as well as in the garden on the soil. Don’t confuse this spider with Metaltella simoni.
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