The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies

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Abstract

An annotated list of nine species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846, known from Israel to date, is given. Five of them are recorded in the country for the first time; the previous tentative records of another two species in Israel are confirmed. Two names, Hersiliola brachyplura Strand, 1913 and Hersiliola b. demaculata Strand, 1914 are considered junior subjective synonyms of the widespread O. navus Blackwall, 1859. A new species, O. armiachi n. sp. is described from Israel based on both sexes. The new species differs from all congeners by the shape of the copulatory organs, and most likely represents a yet undescribed genus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-62
Number of pages14
JournalIsrael Journal of Entomology
Volume53
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Mar 2024

Funding

Funders
Marshall University
Turun Yliopisto

    Keywords

    • Aranei
    • Near East
    • Oecobiinae
    • disc web spiders
    • new records
    • new synonymy
    • wall spiders

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