Drassodella lotzi

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Lotz’s Long-Jawed Ground Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gallieniellidae
Genus: Drassodella
Species:
D. lotzi
Binomial name
Drassodella lotzi
Mbo & Haddad, 2019

Drassodella lotzi is a species of spider in the family Gallieniellidae. It is endemic to South Africa. [1]

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Distribution

Drassodella lotzi is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province and is known only from Enseleni Game Reserve, Lower Umfolozi, at an elevation of 64 m above sea level. [2]

Habitat

The species was sampled with pitfall traps and litter sifting. [2]

Description

Only the female is known. The opisthosoma is grey-brown in colour with dotted mottling. [2]

Conservation

Drassodella lotzi is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. The species is protected in Enseleni Game Reserve, but additional sampling is needed to collect males and determine its range. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Drassodella lotzi Mbo & Haddad, 2019". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Mbo, Z.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Gallieniellidae of South Africa (Report). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–37. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14065070. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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