Berlandina cf. plumalis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)

Pythonissa plumalis; Simon 1878: 203.

Pythonissa cinereo -plumosa; Simon 1878: 203. Material examined: BERRIANE: Balouh, hand collecting, 1 ♂, 12.III.2021, pitfall traps, 1 ♀, 17.IV.2021; 1 ♀, 30.IV.2021. Sidi Mbarek, hand collecting, 1 ♂, 8.II.2021; 1 ♀, 2.IV.2021; 1 ♀, 16.IV.2021, pitfall traps, 1 ♂, 11.II.2021; 2 ♀, 4.III.2021; 1 ♂, 11.III.2021; 3 ♂, 11.III.2021; 1 ♂, 2.IV.2021; 1 ♀, 23.IV.2021; 1 ♂, 29.IV.2021. DHAYET BENDHAHOUA: Grazil, hand collecting, 1 ♀, 5.III.2022; Oumdjer, hand collecting, 1 ♀, 5.II.2022; Pifall traps, 1 ♂, 15.II.2022.

Previous records in Algeria: Boumerdès, Sidi Bel Abbès (Simon 1878) .

Distribution: West Africa, Mediterranean to Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar (World Spider Catalog 2024).

Comments: Compared to the description of Chatzaki et al. (2002), we have noticed a small difference in the shape and the direction of the end of the pedipalp tibial apophysis as well in the width of the septum of the Epigyne.