A survey of spider taxa new to Israel (Arachnida: Araneae)
Zonstein, Sergei
Marusik, Yuri
Omelko, Mikhail
Zoology in the Middle East
2015
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597PM
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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