Hypodrassodes Explained

Hypodrassodes is a genus of South Pacific ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1919.^[1]

Species

it contains eleven species:^[2]

• Hypodrassodes apicus Forster, 1979 – New Zealand
• Hypodrassodes asbolodes (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1920) – Australia (Lord Howe Is.)
• Hypodrassodes canacus Berland, 1924 – New Caledonia
• Hypodrassodes cockerelli Berland, 1932 – New Caledonia
• Hypodrassodes courti Forster, 1979 – New Zealand
• Hypodrassodes crassus Forster, 1979 – New Zealand
• Hypodrassodes dalmasi Forster, 1979 – New Zealand
• Hypodrassodes ignambensis Berland, 1924 – New Caledonia
• Hypodrassodes insulanus Forster, 1979 – New Zealand
• Hypodrassodes isopus Forster, 1979 – New Zealand
• Hypodrassodes maoricus (Dalmas, 1917) (type) – New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Dalmas. R. de. 1919. Catalogue des araignées du genre Leptodrassus (Gnaphosidae) d'après les matériaux de la collection E. Simon au Museum d'Histoire naturelle.. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 243–250. 1919.
2. Web site: Gen. Hypodrassodes Dalmas, 1919. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.