Odontodrassus ereptor
| Odontodrassus ereptor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Odontodrassus |
| Species: | O. ereptor
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| Binomial name | |
| Odontodrassus ereptor (Purcell, 1907)
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Odontodrassus ereptor is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa.[2]
Distribution
Odontodrassus ereptor is found across six provinces of South Africa: Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller that inhabits the Fynbos, Grassland, Savanna, and Succulent Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 9 to 1,193 m above sea level. It has also been collected from pistachio orchards.[2]
Description
Odontodrassus ereptor is known from both sexes.[2]
Conservation
Odontodrassus ereptor is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution. The species is protected in ten protected areas including Ndumo Game Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Swartberg Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Table Mountain National Park, and Witteberg Nature Reserve.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by W. F. Purcell in 1907 as Drassodes ereptor. In 2025, Yuri M. Marusik and Charles R. Haddad transferred the species to the genus Odontodrassus.[3]
References
- ^ "Odontodrassus ereptor (Purcell, 1907)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Gnaphosidae of South Africa. part 1 (A-D). Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7197174. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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- ^ Marusik, Y.M.; Haddad, C.R. (2025). "On the placement and affiliations of the Drassodes species described from sub-Saharan Africa (Aranei: Gnaphosidae)". Arthropoda Selecta. 34 (1): 77–85. doi:10.15298/arthsel.34.1.07.