Leptodrassus

Leptodrassus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1878.

Description

The genus Leptodrassus is characterized by small, pale-colored gnaphosids measuring 2-6 mm in body length. Spiders in this genus have markedly enlarged anterior median eyes borne on a common, black patch, with eyes densely grouped around the anterior median eyes. The anterior lateral eyes touch both the anterior median eyes and posterior lateral eyes.
The chelicerae have two promarginal and 0-2 retromarginal teeth. The labium is wider than long, and the fovea is indistinct or absent. Males lack a dorsal scutum on the opisthosoma.

, this genus includes 11 species:Leptodrassus albidus Simon, 1914 – Azores, Canary Islands, Spain, Greece, Turkey, IsraelLeptodrassus bergensis Tucker, 1923 – South AfricaLeptodrassus croaticus Dalmas, 1919 – CroatiaLeptodrassus diomedeus Caporiacco, 1951 – ItalyLeptodrassus femineus – Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Israel Leptodrassus fragilis Dalmas, 1919 – Algeria, LibyaLeptodrassus incertus Banks, 1898 – MexicoLeptodrassus licentiosus Dalmas, 1919 – South AfricaLeptodrassus punicus Dalmas, 1919 – TunisiaLeptodrassus strandi Caporiacco, 1947 – EthiopiaLeptodrassus tropicus Dalmas, 1919 – Sierra Leone