Spiders of the genus Haplodrassus (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Japan

Abstract

Six species of the genus Haplodrassus (Gnaphosidae) are reported from Japan: H. pugnans (Simon 1880), H. cognatus (Westring 1861), H. kanenoi Kamura 1995, and three new species. It became clear that a Japanese species was incorrectly identified with Haplodrassus montanus Paik & Sohn 1984, and this species is described as new to science under the name of H. hatsushibai. Furthermore, two new species are described under the names of H. mayumiae and H. nojimai.