Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805

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Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805

Latrodectus dahli Levi,1959 – – S – – –

Latrodectus dahli: Levy & Amitai 1983: 55 , f. 37–41 (♂ ♀); Levy 1998b: 108, f. 198–202 (♂ ♀).

Records. Northern and Central Negev: Ze'elim and Maktesh Gadol.

Distribution. From Israel to Tajikistan.

Latrodectus geometricus C.L.Koch,1841 N C – – – –

Latrodectus geometricus: Levy & Amitai 1983: 56 , f. 42–46 (♂ ♀); Levy 1998b: 110, f. 203–207 (♂ ♀).

Records. Along the Coastal Plain.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan.

Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 (?) – C S R – –

Latrodectus ? hesperus: Levy & Amitai 1983: 53 , f. 29–36 (♂ ♀); Levy 1998b: 104, f. 190–197 (♂ ♀).

Records. Jordan Valley, Judean Desert and Dead Sea area to the Northern and Central Negev.

Distribution. Nearcric and Israel.

Latrodectus pallidus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 N C S R – –

Latrodectus pallidus O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872: 287 (♀); Levy & Amitai 1983: 47, f. 18–23 (♂ ♀); Levy 1998b: 108, f. 198–202 (♂ ♀).

Records. Plains of the Jordan (type locality), valley of Yizre'el and central Coastal Plain , along the eastern parts in the Jordan Valley , Judean Desert and Dead Sea area throughout the Negev to Eilat .

Distribution. Cape Verde Islands, and from Libya to Central Asia.

Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948 – – S R – –

Latrodectus revivensis Shulov 1948: 209 , f. 1–11 (♂ ♀); Levi 1966: 428, f. 8–11, 23–27 (♂ ♀, removed from synonyms of L. mactans ); Levy & Amitai 1983: 51, f. 24–28 (♂ ♀); Levy 1998b: 97, f. 178–182 (♂ ♀).

Records. Negev and Arava Valley.

Distribution. Known so far only from Southern Israel.

Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) N C S R – –

Latrodectus erebus: O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872: 287

Latrodectus argus: O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872: 288 .

Latrodectus tredecimguttatus: Levy & Amitai 1983: 46 , f. 1–17 (♂ ♀); Levy 1998b: 108, f. 198–202 (♂ ♀). Records. Jerusalem, plains of the Jordan, Jericho, Be'er Sheva. Throughout the country, scarce in the Mediterranean zone, abundant in the Golan Heights, Jordan Valley and the southern eremic parts. Distribution. Medierranean to western China.