Haplodrassus gooldiHaplodrassus gooldi is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is endemic to South Africa.DistributionHaplodrassus gooldi is found only in the Western Cape province of South Africa, specifically at the type locality of Stompneus Bay.Habitat and ecologyThe species is a free-living ground dweller that inhabits the Fynbos biome at an altitude of 6 m above sea level.DescriptionHaplodrassus gooldi is known only from females.ConservationHaplodrassus gooldi is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect male specimens and determine the species' full range.TaxonomyThe species was originally described by W. F. Purcell in 1907 as Drassodes gooldi. In 2025, Yuri M. Marusik and Charles R. Haddad transferred the species to the genus Haplodrassus.