Haplodrassus masculus

Haplodrassus masculus is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.^[1] It occurs in southern Africa.^[2]

Haplodrassus masculus
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Haplodrassus
Species:	H. masculus
Binomial name
Haplodrassus masculus (Tucker, 1923)
Synonyms
Drassodes masculus Tucker, 1923

Distribution

Haplodrassus masculus is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Within South Africa, it is recorded from the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces.^[2]

Habitat and ecology

The species is a free-living ground dweller that inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 285 to 1,385 m above sea level.^[2]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

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

Conservation

Haplodrassus masculus is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide distribution in southern Africa. The species is protected in Soetdoring Nature Reserve and Kruger National Park.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by R.W.E. Tucker in 1923 as Drassodes masculus from Zimbabwe. In 2025, Yuri M. Marusik and Charles R. Haddad transferred the species to the genus Haplodrassus.^[3]