Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775)

Epeira opuntiae; Lucas 1846: 247.

Material examined: EL ATTEUF: Palm grove of El Atteuf, hand collecting, 1 ♂, 5.II.2015, 1 ♂, 16.II.2015, 4 ♂, 06.II.2015, 3 ♂, 15.III.2015. EL GUERRARA: Aghzou, hand collecting, 4 ♀, 11.I.2020; 9 ♀, 26.I.2020; 2 ♀, 8.II.2020; 5 ♀, 15.II.2020; 1 ♀, 22.II.2020; 6 ♀, 11.III.2020; 2 ♂, 8 ♀, 17.III.2020, 2 ♀, 27.III.2020.

Previous records in Algeria: Known only from Algiers (Lucas 1846). The presence of this species is strongly underestimated.

Distribution: Southern Europe, Africa, Middle East, Pakistan, India, China, Japan. Introduced to Cuba, Dominican Rep., Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil (World Spider Catalog 2024).