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Gnaphosa bicolor



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Drassus bicolor Hahn, 1833 (nec Hentz, 1847)
Gnaphosa bicolor (Hahn, 1833)
Pythonissa bicolor (Hahn, 1833)
Filistata femoralis Wider, 1834
Drassus femoralis (Wider, 1834)
Pythonissa femoralis (Wider, 1834)
Gnaphosa femoralis (Wider, 1834)
Pythonissa fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1836
Gnaphosa fuliginea (C. L. Koch, 1836)
Pythonissa tricolor C. L. Koch, 1839
Gnaphosa tricolor (C. L. Koch, 1839)
Drassus tricolor (C. L. Koch, 1839)
Pythonissa fumosa C. L. Koch, 1843 (p. 118) (nomen dubium, see below)
Gnaphosa fumosa (C. L. Koch, 1843)
Type locality: Erlangen and Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
Drassus nocturnus auct. nec Linnaeus, 1758 (misidentification)



Note: Pythonissa fumosa is often regarded as a nomen dubium. However, the original description shows that the taxon is very similar to Gnaphosa bicolor, except that the basal portion of the legs is yellow rather than red. However, the red portion of the legs in Gnaphosa bicolor can be vary dark or almost yellow. The color pattern described for
Pythonissa fumosa is also similar to Drassyllus pumilus, but the size given for Pythonissa fumosa is much larger than the largest specimens of Drassyllus pumilus. Thus, I suggest that Pythonissa fumosa is based on light colored specimens of Gnaphosa bicolor.





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