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
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
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 (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2