Odontodrassus aphanes

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Odontodrassus aphanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Odontodrassus
Species:
O. aphanes
Binomial name
Odontodrassus aphanes
(Thorell, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Drassus aphanes Thorell, 1897
  • Scotophaeus javanus Kulczyński, 1911
  • Drassodes ciusi Berland, 1924
  • Odontodrassus javanus Platnick, 1981

Odontodrassus aphanes is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae with a wide global distribution.[2]

Odontodrassus aphanes has a very wide global distribution from Myanmar to the Philippines, Japan, New Caledonia, and the Salomon Islands. The species has been introduced to Jamaica, South Africa, Seychelles, and various Pacific Islands.[2]

In South Africa, it is recorded from Limpopo Province at locations including Tuinplaas and Blouberg Nature Reserve.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller sampled from the Savanna biome.[3] In South Africa, it has been collected at altitudes around sea level to moderate elevations.

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