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Bu çalışmada, farklı lokaliteler dikkate alınarak Nevşehir ilinden toplanan Gnaphosidae familyasına ait Drassodes lacertosus türünün karyolojik özellikleri ilk kez araştırılmıştır. Kromozom preparatlarının elde edilmesinde, Pekâr ve Krâl (2001) yöntemine göre klâsik giemsa boyama protokolü uygulanmıştır. Türün diploid kromozom sayısı 2n=22♂ ve eşey kromozom sistemi X1X20’dır. Otozomların ve eşey kromozomların morfolojisi telosentrik tipte bulunmuştur. Otozomal kromozomların relatif uzunlukları % 9,46- % 6,90 arasında kademeli olarak bir azalış gösterirken; eşey kromozomlarının relatif uzunlukları X1=% 10,76 ve X2=% 6,67 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Karyotipte X1’in en büyük kromozom olduğu, X2’nin ise en küçük kromozom olduğu belirlenmiştir. Mayoz bölünmenin profaz 1 ve metafaz 1 evresinde eşey kromozomları pozitif heteropiknotik özellik gösterirken; mayoz bölünmeye ait diğer evrelerde ise izopiknotik özellik göstermektedir. Mayoz bölünmeye ait evrelerin değerlendirilmesiyle birlikte D. lacertosus türünün kiyazmatik mayoz özelliği taşıdığı saptanmıştır. Sonuç olarak günümüze kadar elde edilen sitogenetik çalışmalarla birlikte; bu çalışmada, Drassodes lacertosus’a ait elde edilen ilk karyolojik bulgular, Drassodes cinsi için yeni veriler sunmakta ve Gnaphosidae familyasına ait türlerin sitogenetiğine katkılar sağlamaktadır. In this study, karyological characteristics of Drassodes lacertosus belong to Gnaphosidae family collected from Nevsehir province take into account different localites were investigated for the first time. In order to obtain chromosome preparations, classical giemsa staining protocol was applied accourding to the method of Pekâr and Krâl (2001). The diploid chromosome number of the species is 2n=22♂ and the sex chromosome system is X1X20. Morphology of autosomes and sex chromosomes was found to be of telocentric type. While the relative length of autosomal chromosomes gradually decreased between % 9,46 and % 6,90; the relative lengths of sex chromosomes were determined as X1= % 10,76 and X2=% 6,67. It was determined in the karyotype that X1 is the largest chromosome and X2 is the smallest chromosome. In the prophase 1 and metaphase 1 stage of the meiotic division, the sex chromosomes show positive heteropicnotic features; in other phases meiosis, it shows isopicnotic properties. With the evaluation of the phases of meiosis division, D. lacertosus species has been determined a chiasmatic meiosis. As a result, with the cytogenetic studies obtained to date; in this study, these first karyological finding of Drassodes lacertosus will provide new data about the Drassodes genus and contribute to the cytogenetics of the species belonging to the Gnaphosidae family.

Drassodes luridus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) Figs 38–43 Drassus luridus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874: 396, plate 52, fig. 21 (♂ ♀). Scopodes maitraiae Tikader & Gajbe, 1977: 14, fig. 1A–E (♂ ♀). Drassodes luridus Tikader, 1982: 409, figs 260–263 (♂ ♀) (for complete list of references, see World Spider Catalog (2021)). Megamyrmecion kajalae Biswas & Biswas, 1992: 430, figs 39–41 (♀) (lapsus). New synonymy Type material of M. kajalae. Holotype ♀ from INDIA: West Bengal: North 24 Parganas: Palta: Santi Nagar (22°46’57.51’’N, 88°22’50.46’’E), 12 m alt., Bijan Biswas leg., 11.VIII.1987, NZC-ZSI, Kolkata (5408/18), examined. Paratype 1 ♀, same data as holotype except 5409/18, examined. Justification of the transfer and synonymy. This species possesses diagnostic features of Drassodes: trochanters notched, epigyne with curved lateral margins and vulva consists of primary and secondary spermathecae (compare Figs 40–42 with Platnick & Shadab 1976: figs 31–32, 35–36). Study of the types of M. kajalae revealed that it well fits to the diagnostic characters of D. luridus: inverted pyriform epigynal plate with antero-laterally thickened rims and small, sclerotised, horizontally oriented primary spermathecae with large, hyaline, inflated balloon-like secondary spermathecae (compare Figs 40–42 with Tikader 1982: figs 261–262 and Caleb et al. 2014: fig. 1e–f). Based on these observations, we propose to consider M. kajalae as a junior synonym of D. luridus. Remarks. The ZSI collection has two glass tubes with ‘ M. kajalae ’. There is a common label for both these tubes that mentions as ‘ holotype and paratype’ with registration numbers ‘5408/18’ and ‘5409/18’ respectively. A tube contains one female specimen in good condition. The same tube has a micro-vial containing the dissected epigyne. The other tube contains one female specimen in good condition, with intact epigyne., Published as part of Sankaran, Pradeep M. & Caleb, John T. D., 2021, On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: V. Genera Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834, Sosticus Chamberlin, 1922 and Gaviphosa gen. nov. (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), pp. 539-564 in Zootaxa 5040 (4) on page 548, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5040.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/5531757, {"references":["Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1874) On some new species of Drassides. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 42, 370 - 419, pls. LI - LII. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1874. tb 02495. x","Tikader, B. K. & Gajbe, U. A. (1977) Studies on some spiders of the genera Scopodes Chamberlin, Megamyrmecion Reuss, Scotophaeus Simon and Liodrassus Chamberlin (family: Gnaphosidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 73, 13 - 22.","Tikader, B. K. (1982). Part 2. Family Gnaphosidae. In: The fauna of India. Spiders: Araneae. Vol. II. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 295 - 536.","World Spider Catalog (2021) World Spider Catalog. Version 22.5. Natural History Museum Bern. Available from: http: // wsc. nmbe. ch (accessed 12 August 2021) https: // doi. org / 10.24436 / 2","Biswas, B. & Biswas, K. (1992) Araneae: Spiders. State Fauna Series, 3, Fauna of West Bengal 3, 357 - 500.","Platnick, N. I. & Shadab, M. U. (1976) A revision of the spider genera Drassodes and Tivodrassus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in North America. American Museum Novitates, 2593, 1 - 29.","Caleb, J. T. D., Karthikeyani, R. & Muthuchelian, K. (2014) Description of Drassodes luridus O. P. Cambridge (Araneae: Gnaphosidae): First record from Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2, 135 - 138."]}

Indian Megamyrmaekion and Sosticus species are revised, mostly based on the type material available in the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. The following new synonymies are recognised: Megamyrmaekion ashae syn. nov. is synonymised with Megamyrmaekion caudatum Reuss, 1834, Megamyrmaekion kajalae syn. nov. with Drassodes luridus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874), Sosticus jabalpurensis syn. nov. and Sosticus sundargarhensis syn. nov., both with the liocranid species Sphingius barkudensis Gravely, 1931 and Sosticus poonaensis syn. nov. with the liocranid species Sphingius caniceps Simon, 1906. The following new combinations are recognised: Poecilochroa jodhpurense (Gajbe, 1993) comb. nov., ex. Megamyrmaekion, Urozelotes pawani (Gajbe, 1993) comb. nov., Sphingius dherikanalensis (Gajbe, 1979) comb. nov., Sphingius nainitalensis (Gajbe, 1979) comb. nov. and Sphingius solanensis (Gajbe, 1979) comb. nov., all ex. Sosticus. All the examined type material are imaged and supplementary descriptions for P. jodhpurense comb. nov. and U. pawani comb. nov. are provided. A new monotypic genus, Gaviphosa Sankaran, 2021 gen. nov. for Gaviphosa kera Sankaran, 2021 gen. et sp. nov., featured by dorsal tibial apophysis is described and illustrated in detail from the southern Western Ghats of India.

This study is a part of an ongoing comprehensive inventory of Bulgarian spiders. A total of fifty spider species belonging to thirteen families are reported for the first time from Bulgaria. Four species are rejected from the Bulgarian spider checklist due to misidentification: Callilepis concolor Simon, 1914, Centromerus capucinus (Simon, 1884), Hoplopholcus labyrinthi (Kulczyński, 1903) and Mansuphantes prope fragilis (Thorell, 1875). Another four species (Drassodes villosus (Thorell, 1856), Entelecara flavipes (Blackwall, 1834), Lepthyphantes notabilis Kulczyński, 1887 and Singa semiatra L. Koch, 1867) are rejected after a new interpretation of the locations. Six species were omitted from the list of Bulgarian spiders as obviously doubtful records (Dysdera nicaeensis Thorell, 1873, Haplodrassus rufipes (Lucas, 1846), Harpactea hispana (Simon, 1882), Macaroeris cata (Blackwall, 1867), Nomisia celerrima (Simon, 1914) and Tenuiphantes monachus (Simon, 1884)). A new synonymy is proposed for Cyclosa strandjae Drensky, 1915 (= Cyclosa sierrae Simon, 1870 syn. nov.). In addition, new images with essential taxonomic value are provided for twenty-five species to facilitate their identification or to illustrate their intraspecific variability. To ensure correct identification, DNA barcoding was additionally used in some species.

Drassodes persianus sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 8A053277-FFE1-4212-B591-51C370E1DCE6 Fig. 8A–F Diagnosis The epigyne of the new species is most similar to that of D. longispinus Marusik & Logunov, 1995 (Fig. 8G–H) but can be distinguished by the rounded posterior margin of the median plate being slightly extended beyond the epigastric furrow (vs straight, not extended), the relatively long atrium (width/length ratio as shown by broken lines ca 1.4 vs 2) and the lateral margins (Lm) S-shaped with lateral indentations (vs almost parallel). Etymology The specific epithet is an adjective and refers to the historical region of the Middle East, located in eastern Mesopotamia, which is now Iran. Type material Holotype IRAN • ♀; Sistan & Baluchistan Province, Khash, surroundings of Taftan volcano; 28°36′ N, 61°07′ E; May 2018; A. Zamani leg.; MHNG. Other material examined IRAN • 1 ♀ (epigyne only, body lost); Kermanshah Province, Zarrin Joob Vil.; Apr. 2017; M. Amiri leg.; PSU. Comparative material examined Drassodes longispinus Marusik & Logunov, 1995 RUSSIA • 1 ♀; Orenburg Area, Belyaevka Distr., ‘ Burtinskaya Steppe’ division of Orenburg Reserve; 51°22′ N, 55°59′ E; Aug. 2016; V.A. Nemkov leg.; PSU-8263. Description Female (holotype) Habitus as in Fig. 8A. Total length 9.65. Carapace 3.83 long, 3.10 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances of AMEs and PMEs: AME = 0.19, ALE = 0.17, PME = 0.16, PLE = 0.17, AME–AME = 0.13, PME–PME = 0.16. Carapace brown, darker in pars cephalica. Chelicerae, maxillae and labium dark reddish brown. Chelicera (Fig. 8B) with 3 retromarginal teeth. Sternum light yellowish brown, darker in the margins. Legs light yellowish brown and without annulations.Abdomen dark gray, without any pattern. Spinnerets light gray. Measurements of legs: I: 10.80 (3.10, 1.48, 2.55, 2.22, 1.45), II: 10.83 (2.91, 1.65, 2.44, 2.27, 1.56), III: 9.76 (2.75, 1.16, 2.16, 2.17, 1.52), IV: 13.31 (3.45, 1.56, 3.00, 3.70, 1.60). Epigyne as in Fig. 8C–F. Atrium 1.4 times as wide as long, lateral margins inclined mesally, S-shaped with lateral indentations, posterior margin rounded, slightly extended beyond epigastric furrow; mesal receptacles ca 1.2 times wider than lateral ones. Male Unknown. Distribution Known only from the type locality in Sistan & Baluchistan Province, southeastern Iran, and another locality in Kermanshah Province, western Iran.

Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer, 1802) Material examined. Site 2: 1♂; Site 11: 1♀; Site 15: 1♀; Site 17: 1♀; Site 27: 1♀; Site 29: 1♀. Distribution. Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan., Published as part of Chatzaki, Maria & Keer, Johan Van, 2019, Ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae, Liocranidae, Prodidomidae) from the Greek islands Rodos, Symi and Karpathos, with the description of new species, pp. 434-460 in Zootaxa 4646 (3) on page 436, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3351022

New taxonomic data on the ground spiders of the families Gnaphosidae, Liocranidae and Prodidomidae from the Greek islands Rodos and Symi are presented resulting from extensive field work conducted in 2006. Additional material from Karpathos is also included. In total, 48 species are recorded, and five new species (Drassodes mylonasi Chatzaki sp.n., Echemus kaltsasi Chatzaki sp.n., Minosiella apolakia Chatzaki sp.n., Phaeocedus vankeeri Chatzaki sp.n., and Turkozelotes attavirus Chatzaki sp.n.) are proposed. Although the Gnaphosidae of Cyprus are not the focus of the present paper, the unknown female of Echemus levyi Kovblyuk, 2009 found in Cyprus, is also described here for comparative purposes. Leptodrassex memorialis (Spassky, 1940) is justifiably transferred to the genus Leptopilos Levy, 2009 and it is therefore regarded as Leptopilos memorialis comb.nov. The male of Zelotes daidalus Chatzaki, 2003 and the female of Z. minous Chatzaki, 2003 are newly matched and Z. daidalus is further synonymised with Z. shaked Levy, 1998.The new matching of Z. minous males with Z. daidalus females is justified. Two species are new records for Greece: Zelotes limnatis Chatzaki & Russell-Smith, 2017 and Agraecina scupiensis Deltshev, 2016.

Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer, 1802) MATERIAL. ��� Ubaye river, dry riverbed with pebbles, 1146 m, 30. VI.2017, Isaia, Mammola & Milano leg., 1 ♀, coll. MI; La Salce, xeric grasslands, 1535 m, 01.VII.2017, Isaia, Mammola & Milano leg., 3♀, MNHN; Salce basse, grass with low vegetation, 1225 m, 01.VII.2017, Isaia, Mammola & Milano leg., 3 ♀, coll. MI; Salce basse, xeric grasslands, 1255 m, 01.VII.2017, Isaia, Mammola & Milano leg., 1 ♀, coll. MI; Les Allemands, ruderal areas, 1455 m, 01.VII.2017, Rollard leg., 1 ♀, MNHN; La Gravette, grasslands, 1130 m, 03.VII.2017, Isaia, Mammola & Milano leg., 1 ♀, coll. MI. CHOROTYPE. ��� PAL. MACROHABITAT. ��� Riparian habitats, alpine grasslands, shrublands, ruderal areas., Published as part of Milano, Filippo, Mammola, Stefano, Rollard, Christine, Leccia, Marie-France & Isaia, Marco, 2019, An inventory of the spider species of Barcelonnette (France), with taxonomic notes on Piniphantes agnellus n. comb. (Araneae, Linyphiidae), pp. 29-58 in Zoosystema 41 (4) on page 36, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a4, http://zenodo.org/record/3718482

The Haplodrassus species of the the Maghreb are revised. Six new species are described: H. dentifer Bosmans & Abrous, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain), H. longivulva Bosmans & Hervé, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco), H. lyndae Abrous & Bosmans, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco, Spain), H. ovatus Bosmans & Hervé, sp. n. (Tunisia, Algeria), H. securifer Bosmans & Abrous, sp. n. (♂♀, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium) and H. triangularis Bosmans, sp. n. (♂♀, Morocco, Tunisia). The following new synonyms are proposed. Drassus corticalis Lucas, 1846, syn. n. and Drassus similis C.L. Koch, 1866, syn. n. were found to be junior synonyms of Drassus rufipes Lucas, 1846. Drassus parvulus L. Koch 1882, Drassodes acrotirius Roewer, 1928, Drassodes seditiosus Caporiacco, 1928, Drassodes parvicorpus Roewer, 1951 and Haplodrassus maroccanus Denis, 1956 are junior synonyms of Drassus omissus O.P.-Cambridge, 1872 syn. n. and this species is transferred to Haplodrassus comb. n. (taken out of the synonymy with H. morosus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872, contra Levy, 2004). Drassodes nigroscriptus deminutus Simon, 1909 and Drassodes nigroscriptus Simon, 1909 are synonyms and the species is transferred to Haplodrassus comb. n. Haplodrassus isaevi Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 is a junior synonym of Haplodrassus orientalis (L. Koch), 1866 syn. n. comb. n. H. macellinus hebes (O.P.- Cambridge, 1874) is a synonym of Haplodrassus macellinus (Thorell, 1871) syn. n. Haplodrassus vignai Di Franco, 1996 is a synonym of H. macellinus (Thorell, 1871) (taken out of the synonymy of H. invalidus O.P.-Cambridge, 1872, contra Levy, 2004). H. gridellii Caporiacco, 1949 is taken out of the synonymy with H. pugnans (Simon, 1880) and synonymized with H. rufipes (Lucas, 1846) syn. n. (contra Levy, 2004). The following new combinations are proposed. Drassodes rhodanicus Simon, 1914 = Haplodrassus rhodanicus (Simon, 1914), comb. n. Drassus crassipes Lucas, 1846 = Haplodrassus crassipes (Lucas, 1846) comb. n. The following new status is proposed: Haplodrassus typhon (Simon, 1878) is removed from the synonymy of H. macellinus Thorel, 1871, is declared a valid species, a female lectotype is designated and the unknown male is described. Drassodes severus L. Koch, 1839 and Drassodes spinicrus Caporiacco, 1928 are declared nomina dubia. The female of H. rhodanicus is described for the first time, and the male illustrated for the first time. All Haplodrassus species occurring in the Maghreb are redescribed as well as Haplodrassus macellinus (Thorell, 1871), only occurring in S.W. Europe and deleted from the North African list. New distribution data and photos of other European Haplodrassus species are presented.

Drassodes villosus (Thorell, 1856) МатериаΛ. 1♂, корΑон «СаΑ», степь, 27.06.2014; 1♂, Наурзумский бор, 17.07.2014., Published as part of Ponomarev, A. V., Bragina, T. M. & Shmatko, V. Yu., 2017, New data on spiders (Aranei) of the Naurzum State Natural Reserve (Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan), pp. 3-10 in Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 13 (1) on page 5, DOI: 10.23885/1814-3326-2017-13-1-3-10, http://zenodo.org/record/8145545

Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer, 1802) Material examined. Site 1 (e: 1 ♂), Site 2 (e: 1 ♂; g: 3 ♂, 2 ♀), Site 3 (g: 1 ♂), Site 5 (a: 1 ♂), Site 6 (a: 3 ♂), Site 8 (a: 2 ♂), Site 10 (b: 1 ♀), Site 11 (a: 1 ♂), Site 12 (a: 1 ♂), Site 13 (a: 1 ♂). Distribution. Europe, Russia, Korea, Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, SW-Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria (Komnenov, 2014). Chorotype. Palearctic., Published as part of Marjan Komnenov, Eva Pitta, Konstantina Zografou & Maria Chatzaki, 2016, Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4096 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4096.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/263078

Drassodes lutescens (C. L. Koch, 1839) Material examined. Site 8 (a: 8 ♂; b: 1 ♀), Site 12 (a: 3 ♂, 1 ♀; b: 1 ♀), Site 13 (a: 2 ♂), Site 14 (b: 1 ♀). Distribution. Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Ukraine, central, eastern and southern part of European Russia, Croatia, Bulgaria, F. Y. Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Oman, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Ethiopia (Komnenov, 2014). Chorotype. Mediterranean-Middle Asiatic., Published as part of Marjan Komnenov, Eva Pitta, Konstantina Zografou & Maria Chatzaki, 2016, Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4096 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4096.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/263078

Drassodes pubescens (Thorell, 1856), Published as part of Marjan Komnenov, Eva Pitta, Konstantina Zografou & Maria Chatzaki, 2016, Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4096 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4096.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/263078

Drassodes villosus (Thorell, 1856) LITERATURE. — Calloni 1889; [Isaia 2005]; De Angelis & Fantoni 2008; [Rossi & Bosio 2012]. CHOROTYPE. — PAL. MACROHABITAT. — Not specified., Published as part of Paschetta, Mauro, Christille, Claretta, Marguerettaz, Fabio & Isaia, Marco, 2016, Regional catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Aosta Valley (NW Italy), pp. 49-125 in Zoosystema 38 (1) on page 65, DOI: 10.5252/z2016n1a3, http://zenodo.org/record/4578074, {"references":["CALLONI S. 1889. - La fauna nivale con particolare riferimento ai viventi delle Alte Alpi, Pavia, 478 p. (estratto: 132 - 275).","ISAIA M. 2005. - Check list of spiders (Arachnids, Araneae) of Aosta Valley (Italy) with a new record for Italian fauna. Revue valdotaine d'Histoire naturelle 59: 25 - 43.","ROSSI G. & BOSIO F. 2012. - Elenco delle specie di ragni (Arachnida, Araneae) note per la Valle d ' Aosta. Revue valdotaine d'Histoire naturelle 66: 45 - 88."]}

The worldwide ground-spider genus Drassodes is among the most diverse in the family Gnaphosidae, but it currently includes many species which do not show characters typical of Drassodes sensu stricto. The species belonging to the hypocrita-group of Simon, recently transferred to the genus Drassodex, are revised and redescribed: Drassodex hispanus, D. heeri, D. hypocrita, D. fritillifer, D. cervinus and D. validior. Lectotypes are here designated for D. cervinus and D. validior. The subspecies D. hispanus lesserti is also included and elevated to species rank. Three new species are described, D. granja sp. nov. from Spain, D. drescoi sp. nov. and D. simoni sp. nov. from the western part of the Alps. Representatives of Drassodex mainly occur in mountain systems in western Europe.

Fomichev, A. A., Marusik, Y. M. (2015): First Description Of The Male Of Drassodes Kaszabi (Aranei, Gnaphosidae). Vestnik Zoologii 49 (2): 467-470, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0055, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/vzoo-2015-0055

Drassodes pubescens (Thorell, 1856) NEW DATA. — Vernante: Palanfrè, Gias della Luia, Alpine pasture, 1600 m, 3.VII.2010, 2♂, 1♀, leg. B. Rizzioli. LITERATURE. — Isaia et al. (2007); Paschetta et al. (2013). CHOROTYPE. — PAL. MACROHABITAT. — Alpine pastures, rocky lands. Drassodes thaleri Hervé & Rollard, 2009 (Fig. 16) NEW DATA. — Valdieri: along the path to Monte Matto, Alpine scree, 2500-3088 m, 27.VI.2011, 1♀; southern slope of Monte Bourel, Vallone della Meris, Sant'Anna di Valdieri, Alpine prairies with rocky debris, 1500-2300 m, 1-31.VIII.2011 (pitfall traps), 2♀; surroundings of Lago Inferiore di Valscura, Alpine scree, 2300 m, 8.VII.2011, 1♂. CHOROTYPE. — ALSW. MACROHABITAT. — Alpine prairies, rocky lands. NOTES. — New record for Italy., Published as part of Isaia, Marco, Paschetta, Mauro & Chiarle, Alberto, 2015, Annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 57-114 in Zoosystema 37 (1) on page 95, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n1a4, http://zenodo.org/record/4577680, {"references":["ISAIA M., PANTINI P., BEIKES S. & BADINO G. 2007. - Catalogo ragionato dei ragni (Arachnida, Araneae) del Piemonte e della Lombardia. Memorie dell'Associazione Naturalistica Piemontese 9: 1 - 161.","PASCHETTA M., LA MORGIA V., MASANTE D., NEGRO M., ROLANDO A. & ISAIA M. 2013. - Grazing history influences biodiversity: a case study on ground-dwelling arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) in the Natural Park of Alpi Marittime (NW Italy). Journal of Insect Conservation 17: 339 - 356.","HERVE C. & ROLLARD C. 2009. - Drassodes species from the Parc national du Mercantour (French Alps), with the description of a new species (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Contributions to natural History 12: 627 - 642."]}

Drassudes cupreus (Blackwall, 1834) sensu Ro�� berts, 1995* Material examined: 6♀♀. [14] Oblachnaya Mt., 1600���1750 m, 43��34'N 134��12'E, 3.08,1998; 2 ♀♀, [09] env. of Anisimovka Vill. 43��10'N 132��46'E, 24- 28.07.1998; 1♀, S Sikhote-Alin Mt. Range, Gorelaya Sopka Mt, 43��30'5"N 134��06'E, 1300-1470 m, 17- 20.06.1999, YS. COMMENTS. The first record in the province. All records o f D. lapidosus (W alckenaer, 1802) in the vast area from the Urals to Kamchatka seem to refer to this species. W hile widespread east of the Urals it has not been reported from the Maritime Province as well as from the other parts o f the southern Far East [cf. Mikhailov, 1997; Marusik e t al., 2000]., Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M. & Koponen, Seppo, 2000, New data on spiders (Aranei) from the Maritime Province, Russian Far East, pp. 55-68 in Arthropoda Selecta 9 (1) on page 59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.822713, {"references":["Mikhailov K. G. 1997. Catalogue of the spiders of the territories of the former Soviet Union / / Sbornik trudov Zool. Muz. MGU. Vol. 37. 416 pp.","Marusik Yu. M., Logunov D. V, Koponen S. 2000. Spiders of Tuva, South Siberia. Magadan: IBPN FEB RAS. 252 pp."]}

89. Drassodes meghalayaensis Tikader & Gajbe 1977. Drassodes meghalayaensis Tikader & Gajbe, Rec. zool. Surv. India, 73 (1-4): 66. Diagnosis: Cephalothorax longer than wide. Eyes pearly white except anterior medians. Anterior and posterior row are procurved, medians slightly larger than the laterals and closer to the laterals than to each other. Chelicera moderately strong. Tibia and metatarsi without paired spines. Abdomen longer than wide, nearly elliptical. Distribution India Shillong, Meghalaya., Published as part of Biswas, B. & Majumder, S. C., 1995, Araneae Spider. - Zoological Survey of India, pp. 93-128 in State Fauna Series 4 Fauna of Meghalaya Part 2, Zoological Survey of India on page 126, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.847631

1851. Drassodes Westring, Goteborgs. K. Vetensk-O. Vitterh Samh. Handle, 2: 25. 1977. Drassodes: Tikader, Rec. zool. Surv. India, 72 (1-4): 186. Type-species Drassodes lepidosus (Walckenaer). Distribution: Oriental, Sub-tropical and temparate region of the world., Published as part of Biswas, B. & Majumder, S. C., 1995, Araneae Spider. - Zoological Survey of India, pp. 93-128 in State Fauna Series 4 Fauna of Meghalaya Part 2, Zoological Survey of India on page 126, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.847631