Haplodrassus masculus
Species of spider
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Haplodrassus masculus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It occurs in southern Africa.[2]
| Haplodrassus masculus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Haplodrassus |
| Species: | H. masculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplodrassus masculus (Tucker, 1923) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
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]
