Ozyptila Simon, 1864

ZONSTEIN, SERGEI & MARUSIK, YURI M., 2013, Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Israel, Zootaxa 3671 (1), pp. 1-127 : 106-107

Ozyptila Simon, 1864

Ozyptila clavigera (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) N – – R – e

Thomisus claviger O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872: 306 (♀).

Ozyptila clavigera: Levy 1985b: 64 , f. 94, 95 (♀); Levy 2007: 22 , f. 53–57 (♂ ♀).

Records. Plains of the Jordan (type locality) and Nazareth .

Distribution. So far, the species is known from Israel only.

Ozyptila judaea Levy, 1975 – C S – – e

Ozyptila judaea Levy 1975: 171 , f. 28–29 (♀); Levy 1985b: 68, f. 100-101 (♀); Levy 1991: 231 (♂).

Ozyptila aradensis Levy 1975: 172 , f. 30–31 (♂); Levy 1985b: 69, f. 102-103 (♂).

Records. Judean Hills and Negev: Jerusalem, Lahav, Arad, Ze'elim, Revivim, Sede Boqer, Be'er Sheva.

Distribution. Platnick indicates occurrence of this species in Israel only, although Levy (1991) has clearly mentioned species from Sinai ( Egypt)

Ozyptila omega Levy, 1975 N – S – – e

Ozyptila omega Levy 1975: 172 , f. 32–33 (♀); Levy 1985b: 65, f. 96, 97 (♀).

Records. Yizre'el Valley: Bet Alfa ( Levy 1975, 1985b)— type locality, Be'er Sheva.

Distribution. Known only from Israel.

Ozyptila patellibidens Levy, 1999 – – S – – e

Ozyptila patellibidens Levy 1999b: 185 , f. 1–5 (♂ ♀); Pluess et al. 2008: 371.

Records. Negev: surroundings of Sede Boqer— type locality ( Levy 1999b); Be'er Sheva (Pluess et al. 2008).

Distribution. Known only from Southern Israel.

Ozyptila rigida (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) N – – R – –

Thomisus rigidus O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872: 305 (♀).

Ozyptila rigida: Levy 1975: 168 , f. 24–25 (♀); Levy 1985b: 65, f. 96, 97 (♀); Levy 1991: 231 (♂).

Ozyptila complicata Levy 1975: 169 , f. 26–27 (♂); Levy 1985b: 66, f. 98, 99 (♂).

Records. Eastern Galilee : Dan , HaGosh'rim ; Lake Kinneret area : Capernaum , Deganya; Dead Sea area: plains of the Jordan (type locality), En Fashkha .

Distribution. The species was properly reported from Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Ozyptila sp. – – S – – e

Ozyptila sp. : Pluess et al. 2008: 371.

Records. Be'er Sheva.

Ozyptila tricoloripes Strand, 1913 N C S – – –

Ozyptila confluens: O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872: 305 .

Ozyptila tricoloripes Strand 1913: 152 (♂); Levy 1985b: 62, f. 89–93 (♂ ♀).

Ozyptila pickardi Levy 1975: 165 , f. 19–21 (♀).

Records. From the Golan Heights, Lower Galilee and Lake Kinneret to the Judean Hills, central part of the coastal plain (Jaffa is the type locality) and Northern Negev (Be'er Sheva).

Distribution. This species is known from Israel to western Turkmenistan, north to Apsheron Peninsula in Azerbaijan.