Haplodrassus tortuosus
| Haplodrassus tortuosus | |
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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: | Haplodrassus |
| Species: | H. tortuosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplodrassus tortuosus (Tucker, 1923)
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Haplodrassus tortuosus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa.[2]
Distribution
Haplodrassus tortuosus is found only in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, specifically at the type locality of Howick.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species is a free-living ground dweller that inhabits the Grassland biome at an altitude of 1,127 m above sea level.[2]
Description
Haplodrassus tortuosus is known only from females.[2]
Conservation
Haplodrassus tortuosus is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect male specimens and determine the species' full range.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by R.W.E. Tucker in 1923 as Drassodes tortuosus. In 2025, Yuri M. Marusik and Charles R. Haddad transferred the species to the genus Haplodrassus.[3]
References
- ^ "Haplodrassus tortuosus (Tucker, 1923)". 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. 75. 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.