Oecobius putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876

(Figs 4F, G, 5E, 6D)

Oecobius putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876: 544, pl. 58, fig. 1 (♂ ♀); Wunderlich 1995: 596, figs 45–48 (♂ ♀).

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).

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.