taxonID	type	description	language	source
03831977F101B539FDB6FC6BA59D1E39.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3) LSID: urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 76 A 9 FF 26 - D 137 - 4966 - 8 D 9 E- 8 C 2 A 7 E 4 E 1 D 1 E	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F101B539FDB6FC6BA59D1E39.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The new species is named after our colleague Igor Armiach Steinpress (formerly from the National Natural History Collections, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, currently in the Plant Protection and Inspection Services, the Ministry of Agriculture, Bet Dagan, Israel).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F101B539FDB6FC6BA59D1E39.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Male of the new species is somewhat similar to those of O. affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 and O. cambridgei Wunderlich, 1995 in having a small embolic division thinner than the tegulum, but differs in having several loops (Ls) of the sperm duct baso-prolaterally (vs. one loop) and 5 spines on the cymbial tip (vs. 2). The structure of the epigyne in the new species is distinguishable due to the presence of a square-shaped epigynal plate with a wide slightly biconcave septum. Among the congeners with known females, a somewhat similar epigynal structures are known only for O. nadiae (Spassky, 1936), but in the latter species the epigynal plate is much wider and transversely ellipsoidal, and the septum is considerably narrower (Fig. 3 cf. Zarikian et al. 2022, fig. 7 D).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F101B539FDB6FC6BA59D1E39.taxon	description	Description: Male (holotype). Habitus as in Fig. 1 B, C. Total length 2.33. Color in alcohol: Carapace brown with irregular blackish pattern, pair of dark stripes separating cephalic part from thoracic, thoracic part with mesal dark stripe. Sternum brownish lacking distinct pattern, margins dark. Labium light brown, endites pale yellow. Abdomen dorsum variegated, with dark spots in mesal part, pair of subtransverse dark bands posteriorly and numerous white guanine spots; venter: epigaster dark brown, postgaster with median dark band widening posteriorly, sides brownish, laterally from band with lighter area with few small white guanine spots. Spinnerets and cribellum pale yellow in ventral view, posterior lateral spinnerets dorsally brown. Legs pale yellow with dark annulation on femora, tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi; femora, tibiae and metatarsi with two rings, tarsi with dark proximal parts; palps: trochanter, femur, patella and tibia pale yellow in lateral view, with dorsal spot on femur and tibia, cymbium and bulb orange. Carapace: 0.84 long, 1.02 wide. Eyes: AME 0.05, ALE 0.04, PLE 0.07, PME (long-oval) 0.07, AME – AME 0.09, AME – ALE 0.04, ALE – PLE 0.05, PLE – PME 0.01, PME – PME 0.06. Palp and legs: Length as indicated below: Palp I II III IV Femur 0.43 0.87 0.85 0.83 0.90 Patella 0.25 0.39 0.37 0.31 0.38 Tibia 0.14 0.65 0.59 0.71 0.84 Metatarsus – 0.62 0.71 0.69 0.87 Tarsus 0.66 0.47 0.48 0.45 0.47 Total 1.48 3.00 3.00 2.99 3.46 Palp (Fig. 2): femur ca. 2.6 × as long as wide; patella longer than tibia; tibia 1.3 × as wide as long; cymbium ca. 1.5 × as long as wide, with short tip, tip with 5 spines; bulb ovate, ca. 1.2 × as long as wide; sperm duct (Sd) encircling tegulum not forming any loops from retrolateral to prolateral side, but only in basal-prolateral part forming 3 loops (Ls); anterior part of tegulum with heavily sclerotized beak (Tb) above embolic division (Ed); embolic division not protruding, 2 × as thin as tegulum in retrolateral view; terminal apophysis (Ta) large but not protruding, with claw-like extension (Ce) directed retrolaterally, radical apophysis subdivided in 2 parts, anterior with 2 processes, anterior (Ra) and posterior (Rp); embolus (Em) short, thorn-like. Female (paratype). Habitus as in Fig. 1 A, D. Total length 2.38. Color in alcohol: Carapace, sternum, endites, labium and legs as in male. Abdomen dorsally lacking distinct pattern; venter with light epigaster and blacking book lungs, postgaster with mesal light band surrounded with pair of dark stripes and light submarginal bands with few large guanine spots. Carapace: 0.81 long, 1.01 wide. Eyes: AME 0.06, ALE 0.05, PLE 0.08, PME (long-oval) 0.07, AME – AME 0.06, AME – ALE 0.03, ALE – PLE 0.04, PLE – PME 0.02, PME – PME 0.06. Palp and legs: Length as indicated below: Palp I II III IV Femur 0.39 0.83 0.79 0.75 1.06 Patella 0.18 0.36 0.35 0.31 0.39 Tibia 0.23 0.61 0.62 0.56 0.68 Metatarsus – 0.58 0.46 0.63 0.72 Tarsus 0.40 0.45 0.46 0.42 0.45 Total 1.20 2.83 2.68 2.67 3.30 Epigyne (Fig. 3): Epigynal plate as long as wide, almost square-shaped, with distinct septum (Se), 2 × as long as wide; bursae (Bu) large, 1.75 × as long as epigynal plate, and almost as wide as plate; receptacles (Re) closely spaced, globular, as wide as septum.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F101B539FDB6FC6BA59D1E39.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: ♂ (SMNHTAU), Israel: Judean Hills: Ben Shemen Forest Park, Mizpe Modi'in, 31 ° 57 ' N 34 ° 57 ' E, 160 m, 27. iv. 2021, S. Zonstein. Paratypes: 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (SMNHTAU), same collection data; collected together with the holotype. Other material examined: Israel: Judean Hills: 20 ♂, ' Adullam Forest Nature Reserve south of Bet Shemesh, 300 – 350 m, pitfall traps, 20. v. 2002, Y. Mandelik & A. Landsman (SMNHTAU); 1 ♂, same but 20. v. 2008, O. Skutelsky (SMNHTAU); 6 ♂, foothills near Yishpro, 3 km W Modi'in, 31 ° 53 ' N 34 ° 59 ' E, 200 m, 9 – 17. v. 2012, I. Bernstein (SMNHTAU); 1 ♂, Qedoshim Forest 7 km NE Bet Shemesh, 31 ° 47.1 ' N 35 ° 03.9 ' E, 600 m, 30. vi. 2014, G. Kapp (SMNHTAU). Northern Negev: 1 ♂, Nahal haBesor, 31 ° 18 ' N 34 ° 29 ' E, 70 m, 8. iv. 2010, L. Friedman & C. Drees (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F101B539FDB6FC6BA59D1E39.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Israel: Judean Hills and Northern Negev. Habitat: The entire type series was collected from the old-planted rocky woodland, dominated by the Aleppo pine, Pinus halepensis Mill. The spiders were found sitting on the lower surface of the rocks. Most of the additional specimens were collected from pitfall traps in the plain and foothill habitats covered with ‘ batha’ shrubland or planted pine woods.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F106B539FD49FD04A75C1838.taxon	description	(Figs 4 A, 6 A)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F106B539FD49FD04A75C1838.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Upper Galilee: 1 ♀, 2 ♀ subad., northern slope of Mt Meron, 33 ° 01 ' N 35 ° 24 ' E, 900 m, 25. iv. 2013, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F106B539FD49FD04A75C1838.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Syria (environs of Damascus) and Israel (Upper Galilee; this is the first record in Israel). Habitat: The spiders were collected from roadside rocky escarps. Notes: The pale overall coloration of the preserved specimens (which is light to medium brown in live spiders) looks to be distinguishable from a darker coloration of the syntypes, mentioned in both the original description and Wunderlich (1995). Nevertheless, the collected adult female shares with the syntypes the specific shape of the copulatory structures that is dissimilar to other types of the epigyne, known within the congeners (see Fig. 6 A cf. Wunderlich 1995, fig. 4).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F106B538FD1FFB0FA7F01D10.taxon	description	(Figs 4 B, 5 A)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F106B538FD1FFB0FA7F01D10.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Upper Galilee: 1 ♂, foothills 0.5 km SE ' En Ya'aqov, 33 ° 00.6 ' N 35 ° 14.3 ' E, 450 m, 18 – 23. iii. 2006, I. Shtirberg (SMNHTAU); 2 ♂, northern slope of Mt Meron, environs of Meron Field School, 33 ° 00 ' N 35 ° 24 ' E, 800 m, 9 – 16. v. 2007, T. Levanony (SMNHTAU); 1 ♂, same but 20 – 29. iv. 2008, T. Levanony (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F106B538FD1FFB0FA7F01D10.taxon	distribution	Distribution: The species has been previously known only from the type locality: Ain Aata 100 km south-east of Beirut, Lebanon. This is its first record in Israel (Upper Galilee, areas adjoining the border with Lebanon). Habitat: The spiders were collected from pitfall traps in the dense Mediterranean maquis (' En Ya'aqov) or in the montane oak forest dominated by Quercus calliprinos Webb. (Mt Meron). Notes: The structure of the palp in the collected males entirely corresponds to that depicted by Wunderlich (1995) for the holotype of O. cambridgei (Fig. 5 A cf. Wunderlich 1995, fig. 15). The conspecific adult female remains unknown.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B538FDF4FEE5A7A21F75.taxon	description	(Figs 4 C, 5 B, 6 B)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B538FDF4FEE5A7A21F75.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Lower Galilee: 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Alon Tavor Field School, 32 ° 42.4 ' N 35 ° 24.2 ' E, 150 m, 5. v. 2024, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU). Arava Valley: 1 ♀, Qetura, 29 ° 58.2 ' N 35 ° 03.6 ' E, 120 m, 17. i. 2017, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B538FDF4FEE5A7A21F75.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Mediterranean, Russia (European part), Azerbaijan, Jordan and Iran. Introduced to the USA, China and Japan (WSC 2024). This is the first record of the species in Israel. Its occurrence from the Galilee in the north to the southern part of the Arava Valley suggests its wide distribution throughout the country. Habitat: In Israel, the species is found (at least currently) to be synanthropic. The spiders has been collected on the walls inside houses and outbuildings.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B538FDC5FCC0A00A1830.taxon	description	(Figs 4 D, 5 C)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B538FDC5FCC0A00A1830.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Golan Heigths: 1 ♂, Panyas, 33 ° 14.9 ' N 35 ° 41.7 ' E, 350 m, 20. v. 2009, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B538FDC5FCC0A00A1830.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Mediterranean to Azerbaijan. Introduced to the USA and Mexico (WSC 2024). This is the first record of the species in Israel. Habitat: The spider was found between stones and leaf litter in riverside woodland.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B537FDCEFB05A7E21A66.taxon	description	(Figs 4 E, 5 D, 6 C)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B537FDCEFB05A7E21A66.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Central Coastal Plain: 1 ♂, 0.5 km N Ga'ash (12.5 km NNE Tel Aviv), 32 ° 14 ' N 34 ° 49 ' E, 25 m, 15. iv. 2015, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 1 ♀, campus of Tel Aviv University, 32 ° 06.9 ' N 34 ° 48.5 ' E, 45 m, 25. i. 2010, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, same but 30. iv. 2013, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 1 ♀, same but 26. xii. 2021, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 2 ♀, same but 22. iii. 2023, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 4 ♀, Tel Aviv, 32 ° 04 ' N 34 ° 47 ' E, 20 m, 8. v. 2012, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 1 ♂, same but 20. ix. 2013, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 2 ♀, same, but 29. iii. 2019, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 1 ♂, Bat Yam, 14. vii. 2012, A. Weinstein (SMNHTAU). Southern Coastal Plain: 3 ♀, Rehovot, 22.03.2023, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B537FDCEFB05A7E21A66.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Mediterranean, Russia (European part), Azerbaijan, Jordan and Iran. Introduced to the USA, China and Japan (WSC 2024). In Israel, the species has previously been recorded from Yafo [= Jaffa] (Baum 1972; under O. annulipes) and environs of Tel Aviv (Strand 1913, 1914; under Hersiliola brachyplura and H. b. demaculata, respectively). Habitat: In Israel, the species has been found only in the anthropogenic environments.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F107B537FDCEFB05A7E21A66.taxon	description	Note: For justification of the proposed new synonymy see Discussion below.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F109B535FD03FF7EA4C81DDC.taxon	description	(Figs 4 F, G, 5 E, 6 D)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F109B535FD03FF7EA4C81DDC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Arava Valley: 1 ♂, sand dunes 2 km ESE Samar, 29 ° 49.5 ’ N 35 ° 02.4 ’ E, 70 m, Malaise trap, 1 – 30. vi. 2006, N. Ketner (SMNHTAU); 4 ♀, Qetura, 29 ° 58.2 ’ N 35 ° 03.6 ’ E, 120 m, 8. xii. 2016, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU); 3 ♀, Elifaz, 29 ° 47.8 ’ N 35 ° 00.8 ’ E, 120 m, 13. ii. 2022, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F109B535FD03FF7EA4C81DDC.taxon	distribution	Distribution: South-East Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and India. Introduced to the USA and Mexico (WSC 2024). This is the first record of the species in Israel. Habitat: In Israel, the species is found in both natural and anthropogenic environments.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F10AB534FD31FE2BA7B31D17.taxon	description	(Figs 4 H, 5 F, G)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F10AB534FD31FE2BA7B31D17.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Judean Hills: 2 ♂, 0.4 km S Matta', 31 ° 42.6 ' N 35 ° 03.9 ' E, 560 m, pitfall traps, 30. vii. 2006, I. Shtirberg (SMNHTAU); 4 ♂, 1 ♀ subad., Sansan Forest Nature Reserve, 31 ° 21 ' N 34 ° 53 ' E, 500 m, pitfall traps, 30. vii. 2006, I. Shtirberg (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F10AB534FD31FE2BA7B31D17.taxon	distribution	Distribution: The species was described by Pickard-Cambridge (1872) from Beirut and concurrently noted for some localities within the modern Israel (Jerusalem, Tiberias). Later, it was found also in Turkey (Demir et al. 2009) and Greece (WSC 2024). All previous Israeli records were dubious, since they were based on non-adult specimens (Wunderlich 1995; Zonstein & Marusik 2013). The present records are thus the first confirmation of the existence of this species in Israel. Habitat: The spiders were collected in the planted forest dominated by the Aleppo pine, Pinus halepensis Mill. (Sansan Forest Nature Reserve), as well as in Mediterranean shrubland of ‘ batha’ type on the rocky slopes (Matta').	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F10BB534FD5AFEE6A71E1F1F.taxon	description	(Figs 4 I, 5 H, I, 6 E)	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F10BB534FD5AFEE6A71E1F1F.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Israel: Judean Hills: 5 ♂, 1 ♀, foothills near Yishpro 3 km W Modi'in, 31 ° 53 ' N 34 ° 59 ' E, 200 m, 11 – 20. iv. 2012, I. Bernstein (SMNHTAU); 1 ♂, same but 9 – 17. v. 2012, I. Bernstein (SMNHTAU).	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
03831977F10BB534FD5AFEE6A71E1F1F.taxon	distribution	Distribution: The species had been described from the lowlands, also known from ancient times as the Plains of the Jordan, lying north-west of the Dead Sea and bordered in the east by the lower flow of the Jordan River. Later, it was found in Greece (WSC 2024). The present records confirm the existence of this species in Israel, most probably throughout the country. Habitat: The spiders were collected in pitfall traps, on rocky slopes covered by the Mediterranean shrubland of ‘ batha’ type and grasslands.	en	Marusik, Yuri M., Zonstein, Sergei (2024): The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (17): 49-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11532642, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11532641
