Haplodrassus masculus
| Haplodrassus masculus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Haplodrassus |
| Species: | H. masculus
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplodrassus masculus (Tucker, 1923)
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| Synonyms | |
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Haplodrassus masculus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It occurs in southern Africa.[2]
Distribution
Haplodrassus masculus is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Within South Africa, it is recorded from the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller that inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 285 to 1,385 m above sea level.[2]
Description
Haplodrassus masculus is known only from males.[2]
Conservation
Haplodrassus masculus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution in southern Africa. The species is protected in Soetdoring Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by R.W.E. Tucker in 1923 as Drassodes masculus from Zimbabwe. In 2025, Yuri M. Marusik and Charles R. Haddad transferred the species to the genus Haplodrassus.[3]
References
- ^ "Haplodrassus masculus (Tucker, 1923)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. part 1 (A-D). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 68. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197174. Retrieved 22 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Marusik, Y.M.; Haddad, C.R. (2025). "On the placement and affiliations of the Drassodes species described from sub-Saharan Africa (Aranei: Gnaphosidae)". Arthropoda Selecta. 34 (1): 77–85. doi:10.15298/arthsel.34.1.07.