Drassodes bifidus Kovblyuk & Seyyar, 2009
Description
Male
Retrolateral tibial apophysis half as long as palpal tibia, bifurcated distally. Conductor well debeloped, shorter than Embolus. Body colour pale yellow-grey. Chelicerae brown. Prosoma length: 4.5-5.3 mm.
Body length male: 7.2-8.2 mmFemale
Prosoma light brown, ocular area darker. Prosoma length: 4.8-5.7 mm. Chelicerae darker than prosoma, promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 1 tooth. Sternum light brown. Legs light brown. Opisthosoma pale yellow-grey.
Body length female: 7.6-9.2 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2009)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Kovblyuk et al. 2009)
Epigyne/vulva, dorsal view
(Seyyar et al. 2015)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Seyyar et al. 2015)
Distribution List
References
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info 
Kovblyuk M M, Seyyar O, Demir H, Topçu A (2009) New taxonomic and faunistic data on the gnaphosid spiders of Turkey (Aranei: Gnaphosidae). Arthropoda Selecta 18: 169-187
Seyyar O, Demir H, Türkeş T (2015) Description of the previously unknown female of Drassodes bifidus Kovblyuk & Seyyar, 2009 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 39: 1030-1033
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2