A survey of spider taxa new to Israel (Arachnida: Araneae) Zonstein, Sergei Marusik, Yuri Omelko, Mikhail Zoology in the Middle East 2015 61 4 372 385 597PM [152,591,186,211] Arachnida Lycosidae Trochosa Animalia Araneae 6 378 Arthropoda species urbana    Trochosa urbanaO. P.- Cambridge, 1876: 601, pl. 60, f. 14 (♂♀)  Lycosa urbana: Denis, 1947: 32, pl. 1, f. 6‒7 (♂♀)  For a complete synonym listing and references, see the World Spider Catalog (2015). Material. ISRAEL: Eastern Galilee: Lake Hula,  27.iv.2010( L. Friedman & C. Drees) – 5♂, 1♀( TAU);  Lake Kinneret, Degania,  26.iv.2010( L. Friedman & C. Drees) – 6♂( TAU).  Comments.  Trochosa urbanawas originally described from Egypt. Roewer (1955)transferred it to  GeolycosaMontgomery, 1904, although the species lacks tibial scopula (a key character of  Geolycosa) and has a carapace pattern and male palp typical for  Trochosa. Here, we transfer this species back to  Trochosa. Although  T. urbanais broadly distributed (North, Central Africa, Seychelles to India), it was not previously reported from Israel. 2010-04-27 TAU L. Friedman & C. Drees Israel Lake Hula 6 378 6 1 5 Eastern Galilee 2010-04-26 TAU L. Friedman & C. Drees Israel Degania Lake Kinneret 6 378 6 6 Lake Kinneret