Eight species of
Haplodrassus
are recorded from Crimea:
Haplodrassus bohemicus
Miller & Buchar, 1977;
Haplodrassus dalmatensis
(L. Koch, 1866);
Haplodrassus isaevi
Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006;
Haplodrassus minor
(O. P.-Cambridge, 1879);
Haplodrassus kulczynskii
Lohmander, 1942;
Haplodrassus pseudosignifer
Marusik, Hippa & Koponen, 1996;
Haplodrassus signifer
(C.L. Koch, 1839) and
Haplodrassus umbratilis
(L. Koch, 1866). The occurrence of
Haplodrassus cognatus
(Westring, 1861) in Crimea has not been confirmed.
Haplodrassus bohemicus
is a new species record for the Crimean fauna.
Haplodrassus pseudosignifer
is a new species record for Crimea and Ukraine as a whole, with Crimea as the westernmost point of its distribution range.
Haplodrassus invalidus
is recorded for the first time for the fauna of Azerbaijan, Caucasus and the former Soviet Union. Azerbaijan is the easternmost point of its known distribution range. All Crimean
Haplodrassus
species have only one peak of activity of adult specimens during the year. In Crimea we found syntopically two closely related species
Haplodrassus dalmatensis
and
Haplodrassus isaevi
in two localities (Sudak Distr., 10 km W Sudak, Mezhdurechie Vill., steppe; and Feodosiya Distr., Karadag Nature Reserve, steppes). These species differ in their phenology. The reproductive period of
Haplodrassus dalmatensis
isin May-July, and that of
Haplodrassus isaevi
occurs is in October-December. These phenological differences probably represent an additional mechanism of reproductive isolation between the two species. Diagnostic drawings are provided for all mentioned species as well as for
Haplodrassus deserticola
Schmidt & Krause, 1996 and
Haplodrassus pugnans
(Simon, 1880).