Haplodrassus invalidus (O.P.- Cambridge, 1872)

Figs 223‒231

Drassus invalidus O.P.- Cambridge, 1872: 237 (♂); Simon 1878: 135, figs 19, 19a (♂♀); Simon 1914: 138, fig. 243 (♂, not♀ = H. mediterraneus).

Haplodrassus invalidus; Levy 2004: 31, figs 70–73 (♂♀); Kovblyuk et al. 2012: 68, figs 32‒34 (♂).

Types: Holotype ♂ of Drassus invalidus from the plain of the Jordan; HECO, B. 243, tube 54; examined by Levy (2004).

Material examined. CYPRUS, Famagusta, Karpasia Peninsula, Moni Apostolou Andreas (N35°39'28” E34°34'23”), 50m, 1♂, stones in wasteland, 16.V.2011 (CRB) , Mersinlik (Flamouda) W. (N35°24'31” E33°49'38”), 25m, 1♂ 1♀, pitfalls in short montane grassland, 25.V.2011 (CRB) , Larnaca, Kornos picnic site (N34°55'25” E33°24'19”), 350m, 1♂, stones in pine forest, 28.V.2011 (CRB), Pafos, Mavrokolymnos Dam, Potima NE (N34°51'31” E32°24'26”), 150m, 1♂, stones along lake, 22.V.2011 (CRB) .

Remark. The synonymy of H. invalidus (O.P.- Cambridge, 1872) with H. vignai Di Franco, 1996 proposed by Levy (2004) is rejected (see under H. macellinus).

Description. See Kovblyuk et al. 2012.

Distribution. Egypt (O. P-Cambridge 1872), Israel (Levy 2004), Azerbaijan (Kovblyuk et al. 2012) and Cyprus (new record). Citations of H. invalidus in Italy (Di Franco 2001), Spain (Barriga et al. 2006; Lecigne, 2012) are considered to be incorrect, those in Greece (Chatzaki 2008; Schröder et al. 2011) need confirmation.