Haplodrassus orientalis (L. Koch, 1866), comb. n.

Figs 262‒270

Drassus orientalis L. Koch, 1866: 106, pl. 6 fig. 68 (♀).

Haplodrassus isaevi Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006: 9, figs 12–14 (♂ ♀); Piterkina & Ovtsharenko 2007: 1426, figs 1–6 (♂ ♀); Kovblyuk et al. 2012: 70 (♂ ♀), syn. n.

Types: Holotype ♀ of Drassus orientalis from Russia, Volgogradskaya Oblast, labelled “ Sarepta (= Volgograd), 1890 7.1 788‒789, Keyserling leg.”; NHML, examined . Holotype ♂, 3♂ 1♀ paratypes of Haplodrassus isaevi from Russia, Orlovsky, Rostov reserve, 6.X.2002, A.V. Ponomarev leg.; deposited in SSCR and TNU; examined by Kovblyuk & Tsvetkov (2006).

Diagnosis and description. See Kovblyuk et al. 2012, as H. isaevi .

Remarks. Haplodrassus orientalis is a forgotten species described in 1866 from the Russian Federation. It has never been mentioned since. The type material could be examined and be compared with material of Haplodrassus isaevi Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 collected by us in Greece. Photos of the holotype female of Haplodrassus orientalis and the female from Greece are given in Figs 262‒270. The shape and the relative dimensions of the hood, the fovea and the areola are the same and H. isaevi is therefore considered a junior synonym of H. orientalis . The type localities of Haplodrassus orientalis and H. isaevi are about 390 km apart.

Material examined. GREECE, Sterea Elada, Voiotia, between Kiriaki and Agia Anna, Oros Elikonas (N38°20'20” E22°49'49”), 1000m, 2♀, stones in Abies forest, 28.X.1999, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB).

Distribution. First described from the Rostov Area in the Russian Federation (L. Koch 1866), and further mentioned from West Kazakhstan ((Piterkina & Ovtsharenko 2007), Ukraine (Crimea) (Kovblyuk et al. 2012), and the north of Greece (Makedonia) (Van Keer et al. 2010). A second locality in Central Greece is presented here.