taxonID	type	description	language	source
039E985C1A2CFF94E1BCA872CB4F5BEA.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Filistata schmitzi Kulczyński, 1911, by monotypy.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
039E985C1A2CFF94E1BCA872CB4F5BEA.taxon	discussion	Comments: DiaGnosis and description of the Genus were proVided by Zonstein and Marusik (2016). Since the reVision by Zonstein and Marusik (2016) only three species have been described, and they agree to the characters described before. It is worth mentioning that of 29 named species most (18) are known from females (WSC 2023). One species is known from male and the rest are known from both sexes (WSC 2023). Regarding the species distributed in southern part of the genus range, only the type species, which occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean, is known from both males and females. All other southern species distributed in Syria, Iran, Afghanistan and India, are known only from females. Iran has the highest species diversity of the genus; currently eight species are known across the whole country (Zamani & Marusik 2018; WSC 2023) and all of them are known from females. Zonstein and Marusik (2016) recoGnized and then considered six species-Groups in the genus. The offered splitting was based primarily on the males, although these males were known only in 10 species and only in five species-groups. The persica - group, known only from females, has a rather diverse structure of the endogyne; the included species share a single common character – one pair of the receptacles (vs. 2 pairs in other species-groups). This sole pair of the receptacles can be digitiform, wider than long or long and wavy.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
039E985C1A2CFF94E1BCA872CB4F5BEA.taxon	distribution	Distribution: The genus is known from Kerkyra (= Corfu) Isl. (ca. 19 ° E, Z. kerkyra Lecigne, 2023) to Eastern Kazakhstan (81 ° E, Z. zonsteini Fomichev & Marusik, 2013). The southernmost distribution records were noted for south Sinai Peninsula (28 ° 33 ' N, Z. schmitzi) and southern Iran (27 ° 14 ' N, Z. brignoliana Zonstein & Marusik, 2016) (Zonstein 2009; Zamani & Marusik 2016; Zonstein & Marusik 2016). The northernmost points of the genus distribution are 48 ° 33 ' N for Z. inderensis Ponomarev, 2005, and 47 º 14 ' N for Z. zonsteini Fomichev & Marusik, 2013 in the northwestern and eastern parts of Kazakhtsan, respectively (Ponomarev 2005; FomicheV & Marusik 2013; Zonstein & Marusik 2016).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
039E985C1A2CFF96E1D0AC52CA75591C.taxon	description	LSID: urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 68 FE 89 D 9 - BE 14 - 473 D- 9 E 8 A-FD 5 E 8514174 C. Types: Holotype ♀ and paratype ♀ [or subadult] (ZMMU), United Arab Emirates, Rub ‘ Al Khali Desert, ca 4 km NW of Maleha, W foothills of Jebel Maliha Mt. Ridge, ca. 175 m, 25 ° 09 ' 50 " N 55 ° 50 ' 07 " E, sands, 31.03.2003 (A. V. Gromov).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
039E985C1A2CFF96E1D0AC52CA75591C.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The species name refers to the country and the region, where the specimens were collected, the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Peninsula.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
039E985C1A2CFF96E1D0AC52CA75591C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: AccordinG to the characters proVided by Zonstein and Marusik (2016), this species falls to the persica species-group, which is characterized by one pair of the receptacles. Within this group, the new species is most similar to Z. medica Brignoli, 1982 in having solid receptacles (which are wider than long) without stalks. Zaitunia arabica differs from Z. medica in the visible absence of leg annulation, much smaller size (carapace length ca. 1.5 vs. 3.0) and by the shape of the receptacles (low flattened oval vs. raised mound-like) (Figs 8 – 11) and the distance between them (3 widths vs. less than 1 width).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
039E985C1A2CFF96E1D0AC52CA75591C.taxon	description	Description: Female (holotype). Habitus as in Figs 1 and 4. Total length ca. 3.18, carapace 1.53 long, 1.00 wide (possibly deformed); abdomen ca. 1.65. Colour: Overall coloration pale yellowish. Carapace with dark lateral patches near lateral eyes and two poorly developed areas of darker brownish reticulate pattern adjoining clypeus laterally. Legs and abdomen lacking pattern (Figs 1 – 4). Prosoma: Eye sizes and interdistances: ALE ca. 0.14, ALE – ALE 0.13, PME 0.09, PME – PME 0.11. Clypeus 0.23. Sternum nearly trapezoidal, widest between coxae II and III. Legs and palps: Coxae IV not spaced. Metatarsi of all legs with pair of ventral distal spines. Calamistrum as in Figs 5 – 7. Legs and palp length as follows: Palp I II III IV Femur 0.75 2.00 1.50 1.18 1.70 Patella 0.50 0.63 0.58 0.50 0.63 Tibia 0.50 2.00 1.13 0.88 1.50 Metatarsus – 1.80 0.95 0.88 1.38 Tarsus 0.55 1.05 0.65 0.68 0.70 Total 2.30 7.48 4.81 4.12 5.91 Endogyne (Figs 8, 9): ca. 0.15 wide, receptacle oval, lacking distinct stalk, anterior half covered with dense pore glands; receptacles each ca. 0.030 wide and 0.013 high, spaced by 3 widths. Male. Unknown.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
039E985C1A2CFF96E1D0AC52CA75591C.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Only the type locality.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei, Ras, Feb (2023): A new and the southernmost species of Zaitunia Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from the United Arab Emirates. Israel Journal of Entomology 52 (17): 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10396780, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10396779
