Biology:Leptodrassus
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Leptodrassus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1878.[1]
Description
The genus Leptodrassus is characterized by small, pale-colored gnaphosids measuring 2-6 mm in body length. Spiders in this genus have markedly enlarged anterior median eyes borne on a common, black patch, with eyes densely grouped around the anterior median eyes. The anterior lateral eyes touch both the anterior median eyes and posterior lateral eyes.[2]
The chelicerae have two promarginal and 0-2 retromarginal teeth. The labium is wider than long, and the fovea is indistinct or absent. Males lack a dorsal scutum on the opisthosoma.[2]
Species
As of September 2025[update], this genus includes 11 species:[3]
- Leptodrassus albidus Simon, 1914 – Azores, Canary Islands, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Israel
- Leptodrassus bergensis Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
- Leptodrassus croaticus Dalmas, 1919 – Croatia
- Leptodrassus diomedeus Caporiacco, 1951 – Italy
- Leptodrassus femineus (Simon, 1873) – Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Israel (type species)
- Leptodrassus fragilis Dalmas, 1919 – Algeria, Libya
- Leptodrassus incertus Banks, 1898 – Mexico
- Leptodrassus licentiosus Dalmas, 1919 – South Africa
- Leptodrassus punicus Dalmas, 1919 – Tunisia
- Leptodrassus strandi Caporiacco, 1947 – Ethiopia
- Leptodrassus tropicus Dalmas, 1919 – Sierra Leone
References
- ↑ Simon, E. (1878). Les arachnides de France. Librarie Encyclopediquede Roter. https://archive.org/details/lesarachnidesde01fagegoog.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. Part 2 (E-S). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 29. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197672. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7197672. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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- ↑ "Genus Leptodrassus". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/952. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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