Drassodes sp.
Fig. 6 A – G
Material.
Türkiye: Konya Prov.: • 2 ♂ (ZMUT), Karapınar Dist., Meke Salt Lake, 37°41'37"N, 33°38'20"E, 1030 m, 18. 5. 2015 (R. Kaya); Isparta Prov.: • 1 ♂ (ZMUT), Eğirdir Dist., Haymana, 37°34'06.0"N, 30°53'18.0"E, 1010 m, 10. 5. 2007 (R. Kaya).
Remarks.
Considerable variation in the shape of the RTA was observed among the examined specimens, despite their otherwise similar male palp conformation. Variation was even noted between the left and right palps of a single individual from Konya (cf. Fig. 6 A, B vs. Fig. 6 C, D). The other male collected at the same site in Konya, however, has an RTA shape similar to that of the male from Isparta (cf. Fig. 6 G vs. Fig. 6 F). Although intraspecific variation in RTA shape has been documented in spiders (e. g., Connolly et al. 2025), differences between the left and right palps of the same individual appear to be rare. Considering these variations, we were unable to identify this species, although it shows similarities to D. lacertosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) (cf. Fig. 6 A – G and Chatzaki and Van Keer 2019: fig. 2).
Publication Date: 2026-06-19