The genus Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 1922 in the Mediterranean and the Maghreb in particular (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

Abstract

The Haplodrassus species of the the Maghreb are revised. Six new species are described: H. dentifer Bosmans & Abrous, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain), H. longivulva Bosmans & Hervé, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco), H. lyndae Abrous & Bosmans, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco, Spain), H. ovatus Bosmans & Hervé, sp. n. (Tunisia, Algeria), H. securifer Bosmans & Abrous, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium) and H. triangularis Bosmans, sp. n. (♂♀, Morocco, Tunisia). The following new synonyms are proposed. Drassus corticalis Lucas, 1846, syn. n. and Drassus similis C.L. Koch, 1866, syn. n. were found to be junior synonyms of Drassus rufipes Lucas, 1846. Drassus parvulus L. Koch 1882, Drassodes acrotirius Roewer, 1928, Drassodes seditiosus Caporiacco, 1928, Drassodes parvicorpus Roewer, 1951 and Haplodrassus maroccanus Denis, 1956 are junior synonyms of Drassus omissus O.P.-Cambridge, 1872 syn. n. and this species is transferred to Haplodrassus comb. n. (taken out of the synonymy with H. morosus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872, contra Levy, 2004). Drassodes nigroscriptus deminutus Simon, 1909 and Drassodes nigroscriptus Simon, 1909 are synonyms and the species is transferred to Haplodrassus comb. n. Haplodrassus isaevi Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 is a junior synonym of Haplodrassus orientalis (L. Koch), 1866 syn. n. comb. n. H. macellinus hebes (O.P.- Cambridge, 1874) is a synonym of Haplodrassus macellinus (Thorell, 1871) syn. n. Haplodrassus vignai Di Franco, 1996 is a synonym of H. macellinus (Thorell, 1871) (taken out of the synonymy of H. invalidus O.P.-Cambridge, 1872, contra Levy, 2004). H. gridellii Caporiacco, 1949 is taken out of the synonymy with H. pugnans (Simon, 1880) and synonymized with H. rufipes (Lucas, 1846) syn. n. (contra Levy, 2004). The following new combinations are proposed. Drassodes rhodanicus Simon, 1914 = Haplodrassus rhodanicus (Simon, 1914), comb. n. Drassus crassipes Lucas, 1846 = Haplodrassus crassipes (Lucas, 1846) comb. n. The following new status is proposed: Haplodrassus typhon (Simon, 1878) is removed from the synonymy of H. macellinus Thorel, 1871, is declared a valid species, a female lectotype is designated and the unknown male is described. Drassodes severus L. Koch, 1839 and Drassodes spinicrus Caporiacco, 1928 are declared nomina dubia. The female of H. rhodanicus is described for the first time, and the male illustrated for the first time. All Haplodrassus species occurring in the Maghreb are redescribed as well as Haplodrassus macellinus (Thorell, 1871), only occurring in S.W. Europe and deleted from the North African list. New distribution data and photos of other European Haplodrassus species are presented.

Effects of anthropogenic factors on spider communities (Arthropoda: Araneae) in Chréa National park (Blida, Algeria)

“…After sorting the contents of the traps at the laboratory, the spiders were removed and preserved in 70% alcohol. The identification was done under a stereo microscope (Optika SZM‐1), using the appropriate determination keys and taxonomic books: Beladjal & Bosmans (), Bosmans (, , , , , ), Bosmans & Abrous (, ), Bosmans & Beladjal (, , ), Bosmans and Bouragba (), Bosmans & Chergui (), Bosmans and Van Keer (), Bosmans, Henrard, Benhalima, and Kherbouche‐Abrous (), Bosmans, Kherbouche‐Abrous, Benhalima, and Herve (), Grimm (), Heimer and Nentwig (), Jocqué (), Ledoux & Canard () and the World Spider Catalog ().…”

New record of Attulus saltator for Spain, with further 16 new regional spider records for Catalonia and Galicia (Araneae)

“…Haplodrassus typhon was declared a valid species following the revision of the genus Haplodrassus from the Mediterranean and the Maghreb region by Bosmans et al (2018), when it was removed from the synonymy of H. macellinus. Although several European species closely resemble H. typhon, the pointed tibial apophysis and the female genital structures (Bosmans et al 2018) support our identification representing the first record for Catalonia. As a consequence of the recent revalidation of this species, its known distribution is still patchy.…”

“…As a consequence of the recent revalidation of this species, its known distribution is still patchy. It is usefully complemented by this new location as a continuation of the French Mediterranean populations (Bosmans et al 2018).…”

New data on the spider fauna (Araneae) of Navarre, Spain: results from the 7thEDGG Field Workshop

“…Adult individuals of spiders were identified using Heimer & Nentwig (1991) and Nentwig et al (2018). For the identification of some rare or sibling species we used Bosmans & Abrous (1992), Barriento (1994), Kastrygina & Kovblyuk (2016), Spasojevic et al (2016), Bosmans et al (2018) and Isaia et al (2018). The annotated checklist of spiders is arranged alphabetically for families and within families following the nomenclature of the World Spider Catalog (WSC 2018).…”