Drassodes platnicki Song, Zhu and Zhang, 2004

Lee, Sue Yeon, Yoo, Jung Sun & Kim, Seung Tae, 2017, Three new species and four new records of the families Cybaeidae and Gnaphosidae (Araneae) from Korea, Journal of Species Research 6, pp. 114-124 : 116-118

Drassodes platnicki Song, Zhu and Zhang, 2004

mffl÷fflĄḍ (ljḓ) ( Fig. 3 A-F)

Material examined. 1$, valley grassland (35°22 ʹ 18 ʺ N, 127°46 ʹ 43 ʺ E, alt. 606 m), 5.9 km northeast of the summit of Mt. Jiri, Samjang-myeon, Sancheong-gun , Gyeongsangnam-do, 29 June 2010, J. C. Lim .

Diagnosis. The female of D. platnicki Song, Zhu and Zhang, 2004 is most close to that of D. longispinus Marusik and Logunov, 1995 in the broad epigynal fovea, the epigynal grooves on both sides and the internal genitalia, but differs from the latter by the much broader epigynal grooves and the shape of fertilization ducts in the internal genitalia ( Fig. 3 B-F),

Description. Female. Total length 11.10. Habitus as in Figure 3A. Carapace deep reddish yellow; 5.30 long, 3.70 wide; cervical groove, median furrow and radial grooves distinct; clypeus height almost equal to AME diameter. AER 1.20, PER 1.56; AER retrocurved slightly and PER straight in dorsal view. AME 0.26, ALE 0.24, PME 0.22, PLE 0.20, AME-AME 0.12, AME-ALE 0.08, PME-PME 0.12, PME-PLE 0.38, AME-PME 0.24, and ALE-PLE 0.20. Median ocular quadrangle, height>anterior side>posterior side (34:31:28). Chelicera with three promarginal and two minute retromarginal teeth. Sternum 2.08 long, 2.00 wide. Labium 0.96 long, 0.74 wide. Leg measurements: I 14.30 (3.80, 2.20, 3.20, 2.90, 2.20), II 13.30 (3.70, 2.00, 2.90, 2.70, 2.00), III 12.20 (3.30, 1.90, 2.50, 2.60, 1.90), IV 16.10 (1.40, 2.10, 3.40, 4.10, 2.10). Leg I/c 2.70. Fem. I/c 0.72. Tib I/c 0.60. Met I/c 0.55. Pat. I + tib. I/c 1.13. Met. I/tar. I 1.32. Met. IV/ tar. IV 1.95. Leg spination pattern: Femora; I d1-1, p0- 0-1; II d1-1, p0-1-1; III d1-1-1, p0-1-1-1, r0-1-1; IV d1- 1-1, p0-1-1, r0-1-1. Tibiae; I, II v0-0-1; III d1-0, p1-1-1, r1-1, v1-1-2; IV d1-1, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, v1-2-2. Metatarsi; I, II v1-0-0; III d1-2-2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, v2-2-2; IV d1-2- 2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, v2-2-0. Abdomen oval, dark brown, with several pairs of dots medially, and 5.80 long, 3.90 wide. Epigynum: broad fovea with a pair of grooves on both sides; internal genitalia with two pairs of spermathecae; genital ducts poorly developed; fertilization ducts well developed ( Fig. 3 B-F).

Habitat. Grassland.

World Distribution. China, Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do), Mongolia, Russia.