Haplodrassus caffrerianus

Haplodrassus caffrerianus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.^[1] It is endemic to South Africa.^[2]

Haplodrassus caffrerianus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Haplodrassus
Species:	H. caffrerianus
Binomial name
Haplodrassus caffrerianus (Purcell, 1907)
Synonyms
Drassodes caffrerianus Purcell, 1907

Distribution

Haplodrassus caffrerianus is found only in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, specifically near Maclear at the type locality of Keneha Bridge.^[2]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller that inhabits the Grassland biome at an altitude of 1,253 m above sea level.^[2]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Haplodrassus caffrerianus is known only from males.^[2]

Conservation

Haplodrassus caffrerianus is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect female specimens and determine the species' full range.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by W. F. Purcell in 1907 as Drassodes caffrerianus. In 2025, Yuri M. Marusik and species:Charles R. Haddad transferred the species to the genus Haplodrassus.^[3]