taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F387C3CF67D23AFE7EFB794C7F7390.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Filistata testacea Latreille, 1810 (= Aranea insidiatrix Forsskål, 1775), by monotypy. Notes: Until now, Filistata included four named species in Israel: F. albens Zonstein & Marusik, 2019, F. betarif Magalhaes, Aharon, Ganem & Gavish-Regev, 2022, F. insidiatrix (Forsskål, 1775), and F. lubinae Zonstein & Marusik, 2019. Magalhaes et al. (2022, fig. 4 C) mentioned one undescribed Filistata species from northern Israel, thus bringing the regional spider fauna of the genus to five species in total.	en	Zonstein, Sergei L., Marusik, Yuri M. (2024): New records of Filistata Latreille (Araneae: Filistatidae) in Israel, with notes on F. albens and the first description of its female. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (6): 115-121, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13790933, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13790933
03F387C3CF67D238FE5FFA2F4BF87758.taxon	description	New records: Israel: Har Hermon: 1 ♀, Mt Hermon, 33 ° 18.1 ' N 35 ° 46.3 ' E, 1750 m, 24. V. 2012, S. Zonstein; 1 ♀, Mt Hermon area, Har DoV Ridge, 33 ° 17 ' N 35 ° 41 ' E, 635 m, 6. Vi. 2013, S. Zonstein; Golan Heights: 1 ♀, 1 km N Merom Golan, 33 ° 08.5 ' N 35 ° 46.3 ' E, 950 m, 25. V. 2012, S. Zonstein; 2 ♀, Qazrin, 32 ° 59 ' N 35 ° 42 ' E, 350 m, 30. iii. 2021, S. Zonstein; 1 ♀, Qeshet, 32 ° 59 ' N 35 ° 48 ' E, 700 m, 6. x. 2014, S. Zonstein; Upper Galilee: 1 ♀, ' Amuqa, 32 ° 59.5 ' N 35 ° 31.5 ' E, 700 m, 20. ii. 2013, S. Zonstein; 1 ♂, Mt Meron, Ba'al­Shem­ToV, 32 ° 58.9 ' N 35 ° 28.5 ' E, 750 m, 13 ‒ 20. xi. 2007, T. LeVanony; Carmel Ridge: 2 ♀, Bat Shelomo, 32 ° 35.5 ' N 34 ° 59.7 ' E, 130 m, 28. xii. 2022, S. Zonstein; 1 ♀, same, but 23. xi. 2023, S. Zonstein; Central Coastal Plain: 1 ♂, Caesarea, 32 ° 31 ' N 34 ° 54 ' E, 20 m, 12 ‒ 28. xii. 2010, W. Kuslitzky; 3 ♀, Tel AViV UniVersity, Botanical Garden, 32 ° 06.8 ' N 34 ° 48.5 ' E, 35 m, 15. xii. 2022, S. Zonstein; Judean Foothills: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Adderet, 31 ° 39 ' N 34 ° 59 ' E, 400 m, 1 ‒ 20. iV. 2004, U. Columbus & T. LeVanony; 2 ♀, Ben Shemen Forest, Mizpe Modi'in, 31 ° 57 ' N 34 ° 57 ' E, 160 m, 27. iV. 2021, S. Zonstein; 1 ♀, 0.5 km SW Zafririm, 31 ° 39.2 ' N 34 ° 56.3 ' E, 350 m, 1. xii. 2022, S. Zonstein; 1 ♀, Zafririm, 31 ° 39.3 ' N 34 ° 56.5 ' E, 320 m, 30. iii. 2018, S. Zonstein; 2 ♂, Zekharia, 31 ° 43 ' N 34 ° 56 ' E, 250 m, 20. V. 2002, Y. Mandelik & A. Landsman. Notes: The distribution of this species in Israel was discussed by Zonstein & Marusik (2019) and Magalhaes et al. (2022). It has been revealed that the range of this species includes the coastal, lowland and montane areas throughout the country, from the northern border to the environs of Be'er Sheva' in the south. The species does not occur south of Be'er Sheva', being replaced by a few other congeners. One of these local species, previously known only from males, is considered below.	en	Zonstein, Sergei L., Marusik, Yuri M. (2024): New records of Filistata Latreille (Araneae: Filistatidae) in Israel, with notes on F. albens and the first description of its female. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (6): 115-121, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13790933, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13790933
03F387C3CF65D23EFEBBFE6C4ACB75C2.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3)	en	Zonstein, Sergei L., Marusik, Yuri M. (2024): New records of Filistata Latreille (Araneae: Filistatidae) in Israel, with notes on F. albens and the first description of its female. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (6): 115-121, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13790933, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13790933
03F387C3CF65D23EFEBBFE6C4ACB75C2.taxon	diagnosis	Emended diagnosis: Males of F. albens resemble those of F. maguirei in possessing a very long palp, but differ in a considerably longer and dissimilarly arranged embolus (Figs 1 D, 2, cf. Zonstein & Marusik 2019, figs 7 E, F, 21 A – C). In F. albens the embolus bears a longitudinal keel, which is less elevated than in F. betarif, but is higher than the embolic keel in males of F. insidiatrix (Fig. 2, cf. Magalhaes et al. 2022, figs 5, 6, 8). In F. albens, moreover, this keel is clearly S-shaped (when viewed ventrally) and more curved than the embolic keel in the other two species (Fig. 2 C). The structure of the spermathecae in F. albens does not differ significantly from that in F. insidiatrix and F. betarif (Figs 3 G, H, cf. Zonstein & Marusik 2019, figs 7 E, F, 21 A – C; Magalhaes et al. 2022, figs 3 C – F, 9), and females can be clearly distinguished from the related species (F. betarif and F. insidiatrix) due to their noticeably (ca. 1.5 – 2 times) smaller size and almost uniformly pale colouration characteristic for all specimens.	en	Zonstein, Sergei L., Marusik, Yuri M. (2024): New records of Filistata Latreille (Araneae: Filistatidae) in Israel, with notes on F. albens and the first description of its female. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (6): 115-121, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13790933, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13790933
03F387C3CF65D23EFEBBFE6C4ACB75C2.taxon	description	Redescription: Male (from Mt Ramon). Habitus as in Fig. 1 A. Total length 4.16. Colour in alcohol: Carapace very pale brownish white, with light brownish short and narrow medial stripe and anterior margins; two short marks located symmetrically in postocular area and lateral margins of clypeus also gently light brown; eye tubercle blackish brown, chelicerae, labium, sternum, entire legs and palps, and spinnerets milky white, with weak yellowish brown tint; abdomen dorsally uniformly light greyish brown, ventrally pale yellowish grey. Cephalothorax: Carapace (Fig. 1 B) 1.79 long, 1.34 wide. Clypeus 0.21 long. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.09, ALE 0.14, PLE 0.13, PME 0.11; AME – AME 0.08, PME – PME 0.13. Fovea narrow slit-like. Sternum, labium and maxillae as in Fig. 1 C. Legs and palp lengths as following: Palp I II III IV Femur 2.31 3.28 2.67 2.40 3.36 Patella 0.36 0.72 0.56 0.47 0.61 Tibia 1.97 3.60 2.43 1.81 3.25 Metatarsus – 3.64 2.77 2.68 3.55 Tarsus 0.36 1.77 1.26 1.08 1.44 Bulb 0.29 – – – – Total 5.29 13.01 9.69 8.44 12.21 Copulatory organs (Figs 1 D, 1 E, 2 B – D): Palp: femur 11 ×, patella 1.8 ×, tibia ca. 9.3 ×, cymbium 2 × as long as wide; tibia 1.1 × as long as carapace. Cymbium with one pair of long prolateral setae. Entire copulatory bulb slightly shorter than cymbium. Embolus as long as cymbium and twice longer than wide, tapering, hooked and flattened subapically, with moderately elevated S-shaped keel stretching along its ventral and then (apically) retrolateral side.	en	Zonstein, Sergei L., Marusik, Yuri M. (2024): New records of Filistata Latreille (Araneae: Filistatidae) in Israel, with notes on F. albens and the first description of its female. Israel Journal of Entomology 53 (6): 115-121, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13790933, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13790933
